Search results for "Imaging"
COVID-19 spurs hospital tech
Rapid advances have been made in virtual rounds, chatbots, machine learning, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/covid-19-spurs-hospital-tech.htm
15 Sep 2020
Guidance issued for decision making on transcatheter aortic valve replacement
The American College of Cardiology's expert decision consensus pathway addresses four areas: preprocedure evaluation, imaging modalities and measurements, key issues in performing the procedure, and recommendations for patient follow-up.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/01/11/3.htm
11 Jan 2017
MKSAP quiz on resuscitation
The month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on resuscitation of critically ill patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/mksap-quiz-on-resuscitation.htm
15 Apr 2020
Elevations in troponin T levels, but not changes, associated with mortality in sepsis patients
The results call into question the value of serial troponin T testing in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/09/20/1.htm
20 Sep 2017
New heart failure indication for SGLT-2 inhibitor
In addition to approving a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor for use in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, the FDA recently warned about certain ventilators failing and a possible risk of cancer with a lymphoma medication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/16/new-heart-failure-indication-for-sglt-2-inhibitor.htm
16 Mar 2022
Thrombolysis may be effective up to 9 hours after stroke onset in some cases
A between-group difference was seen in the primary outcome at 90 days in those who received alteplase versus placebo, but the randomized trial was terminated at 73% of planned enrollment due to loss of clinical equipoise.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/05/15/1.htm
15 May 2019
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
Alerts about high medication costs did not affect inpatient prescribing
The retrospective analysis found that orders declined only for the two expensive medications that were restricted by the pharmacy or removed from order sets.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/16/1.htm
16 Aug 2017
Prepping for nerve agents
Feds, clinical experts offer guidance for hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/prepping-for-nerve-agents.htm
15 Dec 2018
Endovascular treatment as effective in routine clinical practice as in trials
The findings confirm that endovascular treatment should be standard of care for patients with acute ischemic stroke due to proximal intracranial vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation, the study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/03/21/1.htm
21 Mar 2018