Search results for "Syncope"
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
An example case helps explain this clinical syndrome that mimics acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/expert-analysis-takotsubo-cardiomyopathy.htm
15 May 2020
The road ahead for hospital medicine
During his plenary at SHM Converge 2022, Robert M. Wachter, MD, MACP, shared his thoughts on the future of hospital medicine, including changes in patient complexity and hospital finance, the catch-22 of hospital at home, and the potential impacts of technology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/the-road-ahead-for-hospital-medicine.htm
20 Apr 2022
Learning on the late shift
Training programs and hospitalists are working to make night coverage more educational.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/22/free/learning-on-the-late-shift.htm
22 Mar 2023
Five days of antibiotics for CAP worked as well as physician-directed therapy
A control group took antibiotics for a median of 10 days, compared to 5 in the intervention group. In an intention-to-treat analysis, clinical success rates were similar between groups at day 10 and day 30.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/03/2.htm
3 Aug 2016
The risky rise of gabapentinoids
There are reasons to worry about these opioid alternatives.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/the-risky-rise-of-gabapentinoids.htm
15 Dec 2019
Delayed calls for rapid response associated with higher mortality and ICU admission
Almost one-third of calls occurred more than 15 minutes after a criterion for calling the rapid response team had been documented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/23/2.htm
23 Sep 2015
The latest issue is online
The November issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes stories on Top Hospitalists, syncope units, and interesting patient cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/20/5.htm
20 Nov 2013
Wavy lines: EEGs in the hospital
Electroencephalograms in the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/06/expert-analysis-EEG.htm
15 Jun 2016
No protective renal effect noted with fenoldopam in AKI patients after cardiac surgery
Fenoldopam does not appear to reduce the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/10/08/4.htm
8 Oct 2014
MKSAP quiz on critical care
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on critical care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/mksap-quiz-on-critical-care.htm
15 Oct 2020