Although we may rarely need to prescribe hypertonic saline as an outpatient, finding this order in Epic is not intuitive. This post serves as a reference for when we need to write this. TYPE: sodium chloride 7% for nebulization. Then click the database lookup tab.
Author: Jennings
CME lectures online
You can watch CME lectures online, including Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Biostatistics-PHS Watching live events is discouraged because a presence is ideal, but if you cannot make it downtown click here http://rhwapp306a.corp.ds.hfhs.org/IntMedGrdRds1-11-18 and change date to today. And you can also review your current CME
Social Media presence
While the hfhpulm site is a useful resource, it’s utility is mostly internal and useful as a reference for important information. However, the importance of social media continues to grow. We have a facebook page and a twitter account (@HFHPulmCC). Applicants and patients will be viewing these official pages. Please take a look at them […]
Access your info
To access you profile information, Blades no longer works. instead, go to esr.hfhs.org and log on. This is where you fill out the RVU worksheets, monitor Press-Ganey, and prepare for the mid year evaluations.
MICU rounders – Assign yourself as the treating physician
Please remember to assign yourself daily as the treating physician for all patients on your team in the MICU. Highlight the entire list, right click, assign others, list yourself as provider and check “attending” then accept.
PDA cards – reimbursable expenses
Please note that for AOA, MOA, Mi Med License, and DEA use your own credit card and Henry Ford will reimburse. You do not use your PDA card for this. ACCEPTABLE None Travel PDA EXPENSES: • Medical books • Scientific journal subscriptions
Inhalers
NOTE: an updated list of inhalers is available for 2018. —– Zach has prepared a nice summary (pdf, Excel)) of all the inhalers. This is especially useful now, given the recent Flame study.
Lectures online
Friday lectures are recorded and are uploaded to our Henry Ford Youtube channel. There is a wealth of information there and I would encourage fellows to use it as a source to enhance their medical knowledge. There are some lecture which for different reason are not made public on the internet but can be found […]
Tracking effects of DLCOs
In an effort to track the effects (if any) of not obtaining DLCO for new patients, please enter any patients into this online form who you feel may have been effected by this. This quality assurance data may help along with the internal EPIC data to flag any effects.
Noteworthy recent articles for COPD
Not all-inclusive and can be updated. These are recent articles with findings that may impact or change how you currently practice. 1. Noninvasive ventilation in patients with chronic hypercapnea improves survival, if the PCO2 was lowered by 20% (or to 48 mmHg). Lancet 2014 2. NAC for exacerbations. Meta-analysis Eur Respir Rev 2015; 24: 451–461. […]