Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
Journal Watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about decreasing cardiogenic shock, Geneva scoring for pulmonary embolism, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/journal.htm
15 Dec 2008
Statin use in the acute care setting
An expert summarizes best practices.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/lipid.htm
15 Jan 2009
Billing and coding
Specific documentation helps optimize payments for heart failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/coding.htm
15 Jan 2009
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about C. diff. infections, antibiotic use at teaching hospitals, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/journal.htm
15 Jan 2009
New research on heart failure, elderly surgery at AHA Scientific Sessions
New research on heart failure, elderly surgery at AHA Scientific Sessions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/conference.htm
15 Feb 2009
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about STEMI death rates in women vs. men, pressure ulcer treatements, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/02/journal.htm
15 Feb 2009
Melding intuition with deliberation to sidestep diagnostic traps
Would you pass “the eyeball test” if the patient in this case study presented in your hospital's emergency department? Find out how one physician pressed for a better answer on a patient who presented with cardiac pain but no evidence of a heart attack.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/mindful.htm
15 Mar 2009
In the news
Medicare's proposal to expand coverage for PET scans, and other medical updates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/itn.htm
15 Mar 2009
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about hand-carried ultrasound devices, LDL levels, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/journal.htm
15 Mar 2009
Coding Corner
Distinguishing between stroke and TIA requires taking into consideration various definitions, including cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, aborted stroke, impending stroke and TIA.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/coding.htm
15 Apr 2009