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Epidural blood patch is an effective treatment for post dural puncture headache.
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Guillain-Barré syndrome remains a common and serious cause of acute neuropathy in the elderly.
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It has long been taught that lipid levels measured during hospitalization for an acute illness will be artificially low because of an acute-phase metabolic reaction. Consequently, many physicians wait weeks after hospitalization to measure lipids when they have returned to baseline levels and then start appropriate lipid lowering therapy. On the other hand, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) studies have suggested that the early administration of statins may improve outcomes in ACS.
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Every pharmacy has a medication reconciliation plan and process, but how many of these are successful? The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) of Oakbrook Terrace, IL has made medication reconciliation one of its priorities in 2008, partly because this is such a difficult process for hospitals.
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Hospitals often lack the time needed to obtain accurate medication histories from newly admitted patients, and this leads to errors.
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The key to any intervention to improve medication safety is to achieve the best safety outcomes while using staff time and hospital resources efficiently.
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The FDA has approved Entereg® (alvimopan) to accelerate the restoration of normal bowel function in patients 18 years and older who have undergone partial large or small bowel resection surgery. Alvimopan will be used in hospitalized patients who can receive no more than 15 doses.
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Some hospital pharmacists are finding that the best medication reconciliation process involves electronic data and access.
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Chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA) is a very prevalent side effect associated with chemotherapy and affects more than half of all patients with cancer. Patients with CIA endure additional extreme fatigue as well as a decrease in quality of life and worsened long-term outcomes.
