Search results for "Sleep"
The perennial puzzle of pneumonia
Pneumonia diagnoses are often incorrect, studies show, and experts say hospitalists can improve the situation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/01/08/the-perennial-puzzle-of-pneumonia.htm
8 Jan 2025
Many patients report avoidable sleep disruptions in the hospital, Dutch survey finds
More than two-thirds of patients reported having been awakened by external causes, a third of which involved hospital staff, and the most common causes were noise of other patients, medical devices, pain, and toilet visits.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/25/4.htm
25 Jul 2018
GLP-1 receptor agonists get expanded indication, new generic
The FDA approved tirzepatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptor agonist, for obstructive sleep apnea in some patients, as well as a generic for liraglutide, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2025/01/08/glp-1-receptor-agonists-get-expanded-indication-new-generic.htm
8 Jan 2025
Patient safety, resident sleep do not appear to differ with flexible vs. standard duty hours
Sixty-three U.S. internal medicine residency programs were randomly assigned to follow standard duty-hour policies mandating 16-hour shifts and an 80-hour workweek, or flexible policies, with an 80-hour workweek but no limits on shift length or mandatory time off between shifts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/13/1.htm
13 Mar 2019
March 22, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/22/
July 2019
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/
Treating obstructive sleep apnea may reduce rapid response events
Researchers compared rates of rapid response system use in patients at high and low risk for obstructive sleep apnea, as well as the effect of positive airway pressure therapy on rapid response events.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/05/18/4.htm
18 May 2016
January 25, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/
Sleep apnea questionnaire predicts postop complications
Dysphagia screening can help predict pneumonia risk after stroke
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/27/3.htm
27 Oct 2010
February 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/