Search results for "Biomarkers"
Corticosteroids may improve outcomes in hospitalized adults with CAP
Although it couldn't determine the optimal agent or dose of corticosteroids for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a review found that the drugs were associated with shorter hospital stays and lower mortality.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/08/12/1.htm
12 Aug 2015
Myopericarditis: A clinical review
A case study highlights diagnosis and treatment of pericarditis and myopericarditis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/expert-analysis-myopericarditis.htm
15 Sep 2015
Recommendations released on managing brain swelling after stroke
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recently released recommendations for managing cerebral or cerebellar swelling after an ischemic stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/02/12/4.htm
12 Feb 2014
Coding cardiac conditions: Beyond acute coronary syndrome
Acute coronary syndrome is a very popular diagnosis frequently documented when a patient presents to the hospital with chest pain thought to be cardiac in origin. For accurate coding, physicians should document unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/coding.htm
15 Jul 2009
Rapid rule-out algorithm for NSTEMI deemed safe, effective
Using results from high-sensitivity cardiac troponin testing at arrival and at one hour, researchers were able to rule in or out non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in the majority of patients, a prospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/01/2.htm
1 Aug 2018
Three common, commonly missed poisons
Identify carbon monoxide, metformin, and salicylates when they strike.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/three-common-commonly-missed-poisons.htm
15 Jun 2021
Do you still need to worry about contrast and AKI?
Experts weigh in on the balance of scans' benefits and contrast's risks.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/do-you-still-need-to-worry-about-contrast-and-aki.htm
15 Mar 2020
Recent Research
Beta-blockers and mortality in afib and sepsis, corticosteroids in CAP, dual versus triple antiplatelet therapy, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/10/recent-research.htm
15 Oct 2015
Troponin associated with length of stay, long-term mortality in heart failure patients
The study shows that cardiac troponin could provide important prognostic information for the care of hospitalized heart failure patients and could be used in conjunction with other biomarkers, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/24/3.htm
24 Feb 2016
Procalcitonin can help differentiate bacterial from viral CAP, but no specific cutoff found
For distinguishing any type of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) from viral CAP, a procalcitonin threshold of 0.1 ng/mL produced a sensitivity of 80.9% and a specificity of 51.6%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/04/19/2.htm
19 Apr 2017