Search results for "Sleep"
A hospitalist primer
Learn hospital medicine from A to Z.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/04/newmans-notions-a-hospitalist-primer.htm
15 Apr 2019
Granting patients' dying wishes
The 3 Wishes Project fulfills small, joyful requests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/success-story-granting-patients-dying-wishes.htm
15 Aug 2019
Challenges in combating COPD readmissions
Experts report on bundled payments and other efforts targeting COPD hospital costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/challenges-in-combating-copd-readmissions.htm
15 Aug 2019
Moving the needle on heart failure
Financial penalties have failed to dent readmissions, so new strategies are needed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/05/moving-the-needle-on-heart-failure.htm
15 May 2018
Apophenia
There is a black cloud hanging over your head; the universe is out to get you.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/02/newman.htm
15 Feb 2016
The challenges of pregnancy during residency
A recent study found female residents who became pregnant during residency had significantly lower peer evaluation scores.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/qa-challenges-of-pregnancy-during-residency.htm
15 Feb 2018
Noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation
Both NPPV and CPAP are useful under a number of conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/tech.htm
15 Sep 2010
Don't forget the lungs
Hospitalists familiar with preop cardiovascular evaluation may be less comfortable with pulmonary evaluations, which can also be crucial to reducing risk for surgical patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/pulmonary.htm
15 Sep 2010
Screen for apnea in patients with daytime sleepiness, guideline says
Doctors should assess the risk factors for and the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with unexplained daytime sleepiness, according to an ACP clinical practice guideline that appears in the Aug. 5 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/08/06/4.htm
6 Aug 2014
Vital signs are vital: focus on fever
Human body temperature must rank as one of the earliest “vital signs” recognized by our ancestors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/03/newman.htm
15 Mar 2014