Search results for "Cardiac arrest"
AHA releases scientific statement on managing PE, DVT
The American Heart Association last week issued a scientific statement on the management of massive and submassive pulmonary embolism, iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis, and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/03/30/1.htm
30 Mar 2011
Ease up on antipsychotics
Antipsychotics started for an episode of agitation in the ICU are often continued through hospitalization and even after discharge, posing serious health risks to patients, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/06/free/ease-up-on-antipsychotics.htm
6 Apr 2022
Adding judgment and EKG to troponin better identified unstable angina, but not AMI
Researchers tested the hypothesis that adding additional information to a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin algorithm would improve diagnosis of ED patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/14/4.htm
14 Aug 2019
Therapeutic hypothermia, HAI network, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/recent-research.htm
15 May 2020
In the News
Varied times to debrillation after in-hospital cardiac arrest, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/itn.htm
15 Oct 2009
Updated guidelines revise recommended CPR rates, compression depth
Rescuers should perform chest compressions at a rate of 100 to 120 per minute and a depth between 2 inches and 2.4 inches, the American Heart Association advised.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/10/28/3.htm
28 Oct 2015
In the News
Cardiac arrest response, readmission risk score, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2013
Therapeutic hypothermia in comatose patients with non-shockable initial rhythms may lead to better outcomes
Twenty-nine percent of patients who underwent hypothermia survived to hospital discharge, compared to 15% who received standard care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/25/2.htm
25 Nov 2015
MKSAP: Ventricular tachycardia
The following cases and commentary, which address ventricular tachycardia, are excerpted from ACP’s Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/test.htm
15 Apr 2009
3 Wishes, penalties, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2020