Search results for "Cardiology"
February 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/
Decision pathway addresses bleeding in patients on oral anticoagulants
The guidance from the American College of Cardiology covers management of major and minor bleeding in patients treated with direct-acting oral anticoagulants or vitamin K antagonists for any indication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/22/4.htm
22 Jul 2020
May 17, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/17/
New COVID-19 treatment recommendations, data on vaccines and delta variant
The NIH updated its recommendations on inpatient treatment to address medication availability, metoprolol showed promise in a small ICU study, and new research highlighted decreased vaccine effectiveness and increased illness severity with the delta variant.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/01/1.htm
1 Sep 2021
January 18, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/
Latest research looks at clots, drug therapies, and pneumonia guidance
Studies offered further support for anticoagulation in patients with COVID-19 but showed no benefit from hydroxychloroquine or lopinavir-ritonavir. The authors of recent pneumonia guidelines explained how the recommendations apply to COVID-19 patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/13/2.htm
13 May 2020
October 26, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/26/
Angiography with contrast associated with kidney injury, but rates of clinically significant cases appear low
An editorial noted that the insensitivity of serum creatinine to identify changes in kidney function may contribute to a lack of clarity about the association and that the incidence of kidney injury is low in patients treated with contemporary hydration regimens.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/03/18/4.htm
18 Mar 2020
October 19, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/10/19/
March 8, 2023
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/08/