Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
Treating chest pain in 90 minutes or less
When a physician from a small town in Wyoming calls LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City about transferring a patient with chest pain, he'll probably talk to Dean A. Mayer, ACP Member.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/04/chest-pain.htm
15 Apr 2007
Venous thromboembolism in the elderly
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is manifested clinically by deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). DVT, usually of the lower extremity, nearly always precedes PE.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/04/elderly.htm
15 Apr 2007
Test yourself: stroke
A 71-year-old man presents to the emergency department at the instruction of his primary care physician... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/04/stroke.htm
15 Apr 2007
Primer: Stroke
Stroke is a sudden focal neurologic deficit caused by either ischemia (80% to 85% of all strokes) or hemorrhage (15% to 20% of all strokes).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/04/stroke-primer.htm
15 Apr 2007
Test yourself: Anticoagulant therapy
A 46-year-old woman with no history of pregnancy is evaluated for follow-up monitoring of pulmonary emboli that developed 13 months ago... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/anti-coag.htm
15 May 2007
Making sense of stents
Hospitalists are sorting through new evidence that patients who get drug-eluting stents are at risk for potentially deadly stent thrombosis for months, even years, after the devices are implanted. That's added new layers to medical and surgical decision making and put more pressure on hospitalists to facilitate communication among doctors and patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/best-practices.htm
15 May 2007
Eliminating drug errors
A few years ago, a patient taking a long-lasting brand-name beta-blocker got switched to the generic short-acting medication when admitted to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa. At discharge, the medication instructions said, “Take all home meds.”.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/drug-errors.htm
15 May 2007
Stents, cholesterol and heart drugs dominate cardiology conference talks
The appropriate use of stents, the efficacy of cholesterol drugs and the safety of heart failure medication were hot topics at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) 56th Annual Scientific Session, held in New Orleans in March. An unusual number of failed trials were unveiled at the conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/card-conf.htm
15 May 2007
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about medication errors, EKG abnormalities, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/05/journal-watch.htm
15 May 2007
Aiming for zero
Five years ago, when a surgeon told staff at Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa., that a central line infection (CLI) could contribute to a patient's death, it made them even more determined to find and resolve the problems—both clinical and cultural—that stood in the way of preventing infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/06/aim-zero.htm
15 Jun 2007