Search results for "Atrial Fibrillation"
Malnutrition, diuretics, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2021
Nontraumatic myocardial injury
Myocardial injury is a relatively new term, necessary to know for documentation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/11/coding-corner-myocardial-injury.htm
15 Nov 2021
When your patient is on dialysis
A nephrologist ran down the initial steps hospitalists should take after admitting a long-term dialysis patient during a lecture at Internal Medicine Meeting 2022.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/11/when-your-patient-is-on-dialysis.htm
11 May 2022
High d-dimer level on admission for heart failure may indicate higher short-term stroke risk
The study found the optimal d-dimer cutoff value for the risk of ischemic stroke in the hospital or within 30 days was 3.5 µg/mL, and no patients with a d-dimer level under the reference limit of normal had a stroke during follow-up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/06/13/1.htm
13 Jun 2018
High-value care, tele-ICUs, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2021
Obesity
Differing definitions of obesity categories can complicate documentation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/10/coding-corner-obesity.htm
15 Oct 2020
Revving up rural stroke response
Telehealth, helicopters, and hospitalists all have a part to play in reducing disparities in stroke outcomes, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/07/free/revving-up-rural-stroke-response.htm
7 Sep 2022
Nutrition, glycemic control, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/11/recent-research.htm
15 Nov 2019
Fall risk linked to poor outcomes in patients hospitalized with CVD
The results of the retrospective study underscore the prognostic value of assessing fall risk among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the authors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/15/3.htm
15 Aug 2018
NSTEMI algorithm, metabolic acidemia, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2019