Search results for "Troponin"
Weighing perioperative cardiac risk scores
Experts explain and compare the available tools, detailing which scores they prefer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/weighing-perioperative-cardiac-risk-scores.htm
15 Mar 2021
Complicated UTI, stress ulcer prophylaxis, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/recent-research.htm
15 Nov 2018
Migraines and stroke, guidance for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and more
In the News is a product of ACP Hospitalist Weekly, an e-newsletter provided every Wednesday by ACP Hospitalist.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/itn.htm
15 Apr 2017
Higher-intensity care setting may not be associated with early survival in acute heart failure patients
Survival was higher at 1 year among those initially admitted to the ICU versus the wards, but no survival difference was seen between low-risk patients admitted to the wards versus discharged from the ED, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/03/3.htm
3 Aug 2016
The ABCs of DRGs
Learn about the history and significance of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/coding-corner-the-abcs-of-drgs.htm
15 May 2019
PE in pregnancy, normal troponins
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2019
Pneumocystis pneumonia in an HIV-negative patient
A patient with primary hyperparathyroidism, rheumatoid arthritis, and inclusion-body myositis presented with fatigue, nausea, and vomiting.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/15/free/brief-case-pneumocystis-pneumonia-in-an-hiv-negative-patient.htm
15 Jun 2022
Intensive treatment may increase adverse events in older adults with elevated blood pressure
Intensive blood pressure treatment in the first 48 hours of hospitalization for a noncardiovascular diagnosis was associated with greater risk of a composite outcome that included cardiac injury, acute kidney injury, and transfer to the ICU.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/07/intensive-treatment-may-increase-adverse-events-in-older-adults-with-elevated-blood-pressure.htm
7 Jun 2023
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
Elevated plasma lactate predicts PE mortality risk
In patients with acute pulmonary embolism, elevated plasma lactate levels can be a useful predictor of higher mortality risk, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/03/4.htm
3 Apr 2013