Search results for "Anemia"
Surgical devices, ventilators, dialysis machines recalled
The FDA also approved first-time generics for spironolactone oral suspension and calcium gluconate, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/surgical-devices-ventilators-dialysis-machines-recalled.htm
15 Nov 2023
Blood tests after MI associated with hospital-acquired anemia
Greater blood loss from phlebotomy is associated with higher risk of anemia in patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction (MI), a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/08/17/1.htm
17 Aug 2011
Novel bleeding risk score estimated risk of early major bleeding in acute PE
The newly developed and validated risk score uses three factors to predict bleeding after pulmonary embolism (PE): syncope, anemia, and renal dysfunction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/14/3.htm
14 Jul 2021
Myocardial infarction
Be sure to distinguish between type 1 and type 2 when documenting care for a patient with acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/myocardial-infarction.htm
28 Jun 2023
Bleeding and acute blood loss anemia
In coding, anemia is a separate identifiable condition that contributes independently to patient risk and severity of illness.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/coding.htm
15 Feb 2012
New COVID-19 boosters, biosimilar for MS OK’ed
The FDA approved updated COVID-19 vaccines and the first-ever biosimilar for multiple sclerosis (MS), among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/04/new-covid-19-boosters-biosimilar-for-ms-oked.htm
4 Oct 2023
No significant difference in outcomes with liberal, restrictive transfusion in acute MI
In a randomized trial of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and anemia, a hemoglobin cutoff below 10 g/dL for transfusion was associated with an insignificant reduction in risk of MI or death at 30 days versus a cutoff of 7 or 8 g/dL.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/11/15/no-significant-difference-in-outcomes-with-liberal-restrictive-transfusion-in-acute-mi.htm
15 Nov 2023
Heart failure risk score, step-down therapy
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2019
Archaic
Take this quiz and see how well you understand terms that predate the precursor to ICD.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/newmans-notions-archaic.htm
15 Sep 2021
Checklists, continuous glucose monitoring, deferred care, and discharge lounges
The February issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and in the mail. Articles look at implementation of checklists, continuous glucose monitoring, and discharge lounges in hospital medicine, as well as where all those admissions for non-COVID-19 conditions have gone during the pandemic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/02/10/5.htm
10 Feb 2021