Search results for "Chest Pain"
Test yourself: Pulmonary medicine
These cases and commentary, which address pulmonary medicine, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/09/ty.htm
15 Sep 2010
Test yourself: Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary embolism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/test.htm
15 Mar 2008
Antibiotics and AKI, stroke rehab, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2018
AHA issues scientific statement on ACS in older patients
The American Heart Association (AHA) provided recommended strategies for managing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients ages 75 years and older.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/21/free/aha-issues-scientific-statement-on-acs-in-older-patients.htm
21 Dec 2022
New guideline advises diagnoses, referrals, treatments for supraventricular tachycardia
Among other goals, the guideline aims to aid clinicians to help patients differentiate between SVT and other disorders, such as panic attack and chest pain, as well as shortness of breath and syncope or near syncope, which may cause similar symptoms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/30/4.htm
30 Sep 2015
Individual case: Anaphylaxis and contact dermatitis from electrocardiogram electrode pads
A patient had both delayed and immediate allergic reactions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/brief-case-anaphylaxis-from-ekg-pads.htm
15 Sep 2020
Test yourself: Heart failure
These cases and commentary, which address heart failure, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/08/ty.htm
15 Aug 2010
AHA releases scientific statement on acute MI in women
Differences in clinical presentation affect the timely identification, testing, and management of ischemic symptoms, leading to misdiagnosis, delayed revascularization, and higher acute myocardial infarction mortality rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/03/2.htm
3 Feb 2016
Coronary CT angiography shows similar outcomes, better patient experience compared to MPI
Coronary CT angiography and radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) had similar outcomes in patients admitted with chest pain, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/06/10/4.htm
10 Jun 2015
Public reporting did not affect mortality rates for Medicare patients
Researchers compared mortality rates in Medicare patients hospitalized with myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, or pneumonia before and after the statistics were publicly reported.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/08/3.htm
8 Jun 2016