Search results for "Acute coronary syndrome"
Documentation of medical necessity
“Medical necessity” is a vague standard, but it's a crucial one to try to understand.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/11/coding.htm
15 Nov 2012
Melding intuition with deliberation to sidestep diagnostic traps
Would you pass “the eyeball test” if the patient in this case study presented in your hospital's emergency department? Find out how one physician pressed for a better answer on a patient who presented with cardiac pain but no evidence of a heart attack.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/mindful.htm
15 Mar 2009
MKSAP quiz on cardiac biomarkers
These cases and commentary, which address cardiac biomarkers, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/07/ty.htm
15 Jul 2012
Criteria describe appropriate use of cardiac cath
New criteria provide guidance on when cardiac catheterization is appropriate to evaluate patients for heart disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/16/3.htm
16 May 2012
Statins reduced stroke risk for TIA patients with carotid stenosis, study finds
Transient ischemic attack (TIA) patients with carotid stenosis who were on statins had lower early stroke risk than those not taking statins.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/14/3.htm
14 Aug 2013
Observation unit reduced costs for chest pain patients
In a study of emergency department patients with chest pain, observation care and a stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging exam in place of traditional admission reduced costs with no effect on outcomes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/17/3.htm
17 Aug 2011
Intensive-dose statins don't confer greater diabetes risk for post-MI elderly than moderate doses
Older patients with myocardial infarction (MI) who take intensive-dose statins have the same risk of developing diabetes as those who take moderate-dose statins, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/22/2.htm
22 May 2013
Decisions about chest pain in ED shared successfully with patients
Low-risk patients with chest pain successfully used a decision aid to choose between stress testing on an observation unit or outpatient follow-up in a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/23/3.htm
23 May 2012
Cangrelor shows promise as bridging antiplatelet therapy in CABG patients
Among patients who discontinued thienopyridine therapy before cardiac surgery, those who used the investigational drug cangrelor had better maintenance of platelet inhibition than those who used placebo, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/01/25/5.htm
25 Jan 2012
Intervention tied to better quality of life for cardiac patients with mood, anxiety disorders
A 6-month intervention to manage depression and anxiety in patients recently hospitalized for cardiac events helped improve their mental health-related quality-of-life scores, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/04/23/4.htm
23 Apr 2014