Search results for "Acute coronary syndrome"
12% of PCIs for nonacute indications are inappropriate
Twelve percent of the percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) done on patients with nonacute indications are inappropriate, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/07/13/4.htm
13 Jul 2011
Many patients don't understand discharge summaries
A week after hospital discharge, even patients who claim to have understood their discharge summaries often have difficulty describing their diagnosis and follow-up plan, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/08/28/2.htm
28 Aug 2013
Linking severe sepsis and hyperlactatemia
Is it acceptable, in coding for a patient with sepsis, to automatically link lactic acidosis to acute organ dysfunction?
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/coding-corner-severe-sepsis-and-hyperlactatemia.htm
15 Jun 2018
September 28, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/28/
Study clarifies best time for non-cardiac surgery after stents
The ideal earliest time for elective, non-cardiac surgery after bare-metal stent implementation is 46 to 180 days, while for drug-eluting stents it is after 180 days, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/08/22/2.htm
22 Aug 2012
Clinicians can use lower hemoglobin threshold for transfusion after hip fracture
A lower hemoglobin threshold for blood transfusion after hip fracture surgery yielded similar outcomes as a more liberal threshold in older patients at high risk of cardiac disease, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/21/2.htm
21 Dec 2011
In the News
Myocardial infarction in women, managing candidiasis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2016
Depression management program helps cardiac inpatients
A depression management program begun during hospitalization helped improve mental and physical health outcomes months later, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/16/3.htm
16 Mar 2011
Clopidogrel plus aspirin may reduce stroke risk better than aspirin alone after TIA, minor stroke
Patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke who received clopidogrel and aspirin within 24 hours of symptom onset had a lower stroke risk than those who received aspirin alone, with no apparent increase in hemorrhage risk, a new study indicated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/03/2.htm
3 Jul 2013
MKSAP quiz on chest pain
Cases involving chest pain are presented.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/MKSAP-chest-pain.htm
15 Oct 2015