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Guideline released on evaluation, management of syncope
The joint guideline from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Rhythm Society includes detailed treatment recommendations for cardiovascular conditions, including arrhythmic conditions, structural conditions, and inheritable arrhythmic conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/15/4.htm
15 Mar 2017
August 3, 2022
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/
March 2021
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/03/
Fewer than 1% of ED patients with syncope found to have PE in retrospective analysis
The findings should discourage the adoption of routine protocols for excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in all patients presenting to the ED with syncope, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/07/3.htm
7 Feb 2018
February 1, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/01/
Many patients seen in ED for syncope diagnosed with other condition after admission
Mortality rates and costs were higher for patients hospitalized and discharged with a primary diagnosis other than syncope compared to patients hospitalized and discharged with a diagnosis of syncope or discharged from the ED.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/08/3.htm
8 Nov 2017
Acute kidney injury
Documenting acute kidney injury frequently requires assessing the trajectory of a patient's creatinine levels.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/01/17/acute-kidney-injury.htm
17 Jan 2024
PE rarely found in patients presenting to ED with syncope
A new international study found that pulmonary embolism (PE) was detected at presentation in fewer than 2% of stable syncope patients seen in the ED, and during two-year follow-up, it occurred in fewer than 1%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/07/1.htm
7 Aug 2019
Hypotension drug faces withdrawal
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/25/5.htm
25 Aug 2010
November 2013
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/11/