Search results for "Syncope"
Sepsis and other inpatient emergencies
An intensivist offered hot tips for hospitalists during a precourse at Internal Medicine Meeting 2024.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/24/sepsis-and-other-inpatient-emergencies.htm
24 Apr 2024
Local rate of malpractice claims linked to admissions of low-risk patients with syncope
For every 1 in 100,000-person increase in the physician malpractice claims rate, there was an increase of 6.7% in the hospital admission rate among patients with lower-risk syncope, representing an estimated $102 million in extra costs, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/12/23/5.htm
23 Dec 2020
Midodrine may reduce vasovagal syncope in healthy, younger patients
Young, healthy patients with a median of six syncope episodes in the prior year were educated about lifestyle changes to reduce fainting risk and randomized to either midodrine or placebo in a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/04/4.htm
4 Aug 2021
December 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/
NT-proBNP values appear unhelpful in predicting syncope outcomes
A prospective cohort study assessed whether N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels could help improve prediction of 30-day adverse events at ED presentation when added to the Canadian Syncope Risk Score.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/29/4.htm
29 Apr 2020
Malpractice and syncope, heart failure and fracking
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2021
Biomarkers effective for diagnosing cardiac cause of syncope in ED patients
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), N-terminal proBNP, and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and I provided better prognostic accuracy that some commonly used scoring systems, a prospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/06/2.htm
6 Mar 2019
Pinpoint PE in high-risk patients with syncope
The evidence on the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) among patients with syncope has been mixed.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/pinpoint-pe-in-syncope.htm
15 Dec 2018
New score for syncope may predict risk of echocardiography findings
The authors said that the score, if validated, could improve resource use and promote high-value care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/03/2.htm
3 Oct 2018
August 3, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/