Search results for "Stroke"
New therapies for burns, stroke rehab
Recalls, notifications, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/fda-update-new-therapies-for-burns.htm
15 Sep 2021
Archaic
Take this quiz and see how well you understand terms that predate the precursor to ICD.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/09/newmans-notions-archaic.htm
15 Sep 2021
Immediate angiography after cardiac arrest did not provide benefit in a trial
Thirty-day mortality was the same in patients resuscitated for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest without ST-segment elevation, regardless of whether they received immediate coronary angiography or initial intensive care with delayed or selective angiography.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/01/2.htm
1 Sep 2021
Risk for adverse outcomes after early-onset MI appears higher in Black patients
Researchers calculated that 45.7% of race-related disparity in major adverse cardiac events after myocardial infarction (MI) among younger and middle-aged patients was due to lower income, highlighting the importance of social determinants of health.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/09/01/3.htm
1 Sep 2021
Breakthrough infections, cardiovascular effects of COVID-19, pandemic mental health
Two new studies reported on infections in fully vaccinated people, while another looked at the rate of myocardial infarction and stroke in patients with COVID-19. A survey found depression and anxiety to be common during the pandemic, and the push for mandatory vaccination of health care workers continued.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/04/1.htm
4 Aug 2021
Ask Dr. Pinson
Get answers to questions about obesity, ultrasound guidance, and other coding conundrums.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/coding-corner-qa.htm
15 Jul 2021
Complications of care
ICD-10 requires that a complication code be assigned every time certain conditions or diagnoses are coded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/coding-corner-complications-of-care.htm
15 Jul 2021
Counting lives saved
Commonly used tallies of medical errors may dramatically overestimate their toll.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/counting-lives-saved-issues-with-medical-errors.htm
15 Jul 2021
Review finds 18% mortality in severe DOAC-related bleeding treated with reversal agent
A systematic review looked at 60 studies that evaluated four-factor prothrombin complex concentrates, idarucizumab, or andexanet for the treatment of severe or uncontrolled bleeding in patients on a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/06/16/4.htm
16 Jun 2021
Hospitalists have a spot in the spectrum of stroke care
Get tips on inpatient stroke and TIA treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/06/hospitalists-have-a-spot-in-the-spectrum-of-stroke-care.htm
15 Jun 2021