Hospital medicine clinics. Volume 3, issue 2 (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, James S. Newman ; consulting editor, Joseph Ming Wah Li.
• Other Names: Newman, James; Li, Joseph Ming Wah
• Contents: Front Cover; Contributors; Consulting Editor; Editor; Authors; Contents; Hospital Medicine Clinics; Foreword; Preface; Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation; Definitions; Indications and contraindications for NIPPV; Clinical application; Practical application; Performance improvement; Clinical guidelines; References; Fever of Unknown Origin in the Hospitalized Patient; Introduction; Definition; Infectious causes; Autoimmune disorders; Malignancy; Clinical guidelines; Treatment; Performance improvement; Summary; References; Late Complications of Bariatric Surgery; Background. Bariatric surgical procedures and unique complicationsLAGB; Esophageal dysmotility; Band slippage/erosion; Pouch dilation; Port/tubing complications; RYGB; Stomal Stenosis; Marginal Ulcer; Obstruction/Internal Hernia; Gastrogastric Fistula; Hyperoxaluria; BPD with DS; Sleeve gastrectomy; Leak; Stenosis; Gastroesophageal Reflux; Complications common to bariatric surgeries; Dumping Syndrome; Gallstones; Nutritional complications after bariatric surgery; Water-Soluble Vitamins; Thiamine (vitamin B1); Folic acid (vitamin B9); Cobalamin (vitamin B12); Ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Fat-Soluble VitaminsVitamin A; Vitamin D; Minerals; Iron; Trace Elements; Copper; Selenium; Zinc; Summary; References; Fall Prevention in Hospitalized Patients; Epidemiology and impact; Clinical guidelines and public health policies; Risk assessment; Interventions; Universal Precautions; Multicomponent Interventions; Single Component Interventions; Performance improvement; Summary; Acknowledgments; References; Diagnosing Cellulitis for the Nondermatologist; Background; Definitions; Epidemiology; Pathogenesis and pathology; History and examination; Stasis Dermatitis; Lipodermatosclerosis. LymphedemaPretibial Myxedema; Erythema Migrans; Superficial Thrombophlebitis; Contact Dermatitis; Management; Performance improvement; Clinical guidelines; References; Neutropenic Fever; Definition; Epidemiology; Pathogenesis; Diagnosis; Management; Prevention; Performance improvement; Clinical guidelines; References; Computer-Based Early Warning System for Potentially Life-Threatening QT Prolongation; Key principles; QT prolongation in clinical practice and the Mayo Clinic's QT alert system; Guidelines for clinical practice; Summary; References; Nephrotic Syndrome; Definition; Epidemiology. DiagnosisManagement; Clinical guidelines; References; Utilization Review Essentials; Background; Key principles; Effective Delivery of Health Care Services; Determining Correct Bedded Status: Inpatient, Observation, or Outpatient in a Bed; CMS Definitions of Bedded Status; Level of Care Criteria; Role of the Utilization Review Nurse; Role of the Physician Advisor; Resource Management; Principles of Health Care Payment for Hospitals; Hospital Denials and Appeals; Government payer audits; Ideas in practice; Models of Gatekeeping: Emergency Department, Clinic, and Operating Room.
• Publisher Details: London : Elsevier Health Sciences
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (166 pages)
• Subjects: 616; Clinical medicine -- Periodicals; Hospital care -- Periodicals; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Clinical medicine; Hospital care; Electronic books; Periodicals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323290012; 0323290019
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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