Search results for "Hypertension"
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
Acute interstitial nephritis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Exercise vigilance for early diagnosis of this increasingly common complication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/free/acute-interstitial-nephritis-associated-with-immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-therapy.htm
11 Oct 2023
AI predictive models shown to be potentially unreliable over time in clinical settings
A simulation study based on ICU data found that using artificial intelligence (AI) to try to improve predictions of acute kidney injury and mortality could actually impair existing models' performance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/ai-predictive-models-shown-to-be-potentially-unreliable-over-time-in-clinical-settings.htm
11 Oct 2023
Fewer health care resources needed after ablation for afib, study finds
In an observational analysis, patients with afib who underwent ablation had fewer hospitalizations and ED visits in the two years after the procedure versus the year before it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/fewer-health-care-resources-needed-after-ablation-for-afib-study-finds.htm
20 Sep 2023
Wrong-sized blood pressure cuffs give inaccurate results, trial finds
Using a regular-sized blood pressure cuff led to inaccurately low systolic readings in patients who should have been measured with a small cuff and overly high readings in those who should have been measured with a large or extra-large cuff.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/16/wrong-sized-blood-pressure-cuffs-give-inaccurate-results-trial-finds.htm
16 Aug 2023
Cases from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas
A group of cases involving lytic lesions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/09/free/a-group-of-cases-involving-lytic-lesions.htm
9 Aug 2023
Cefepime-induced neurotoxicity
An elderly patient presented with confusion three days after a hospitalization for osteomyelitis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/07/12/free/cefepime-induced-neurotoxicity.htm
12 Jul 2023
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
Adding up adverse events
Patient safety experts talk about the latest data and what hospitalists can do to improve them.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/07/adding-up-adverse-events.htm
7 Jun 2023
Hypercalcemia from calcium sulfate antibiotic beads
A patient was admitted with right hip pain from a chronic prosthetic joint infection.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/05/31/free/hypercalcemia-from-calcium-sulfate-antibiotic-beads.htm
31 May 2023