Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
NSTEMI algorithm, metabolic acidemia, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2019
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
Speeding STEMI care
Regional networks can get patients to PCI promptly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/speeding-stemi-care.htm
15 Mar 2017
Risk factors predict progression from sepsis to septic shock
Progression from sepsis to septic shock often occurred more than 4 hours after ED presentation and was more likely if patients displayed certain clinical characteristics, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/22/3.htm
22 Apr 2015
Negative high-sensitivity troponin T assays in ED may help avoid unnecessary admissions
Patients with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome but two negative high-sensitivity troponin T assays were unlikely to have adverse cardiovascular events in the next 30 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/20/1.htm
20 Dec 2017
Approach constipation aggressively
An expert speaking at American College of Gastroenterology 2018 gave tips on inpatient constipation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/approach-constipation-aggressively.htm
15 Dec 2018
Top 10 medical myths, busted
Hospitalists should be a little more tentative about these tenets.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/im-top-10-medical-myths-busted.htm
15 Jun 2019
Prasugrel, ticagrelor show similar safety, efficacy in acute MI treated with PCI
Patients were randomized to either a loading dose of 60 mg prasugrel and a maintenance dose of 10 mg once per day or a loading dose of 180 mg ticagrelor with a maintenance dose of 90 mg twice daily, for 12 months along with a recommended dose of 100 mg of aspirin daily.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/14/3.htm
14 Sep 2016
AHA updates practice standards for electrocardiographic monitoring
The statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) offers recommendations for indication and duration of electrocardiographic monitoring by patient population, as well as an overview of arrhythmia, ischemia, and QTc monitoring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/18/1.htm
18 Oct 2017
Death soon after ED discharge appears common in Medicare beneficiaries
Hospitals that admitted fewer patients from the ED had the highest rates of early death versus hospitals that admitted the most patients, although hospitals with lower admission rates appeared to serve healthier populations in general.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/08/3.htm
8 Feb 2017