Search results for "Acute coronary syndrome"
Fighting bias and COVID-19
This issue offers strategies to fight bias, expertise on mechanical ventilation, and virtual conference coverage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Jun 2020
Fecal transplants, contrast, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2020
Racial bias, advanced mechanical ventilation, and COVID-19
The June ACP Hospitalist is online and in the mail, with strategies to fight bias, a bonus online Expert Analysis on mechanical ventilation, a description of a pandemic night shift, and virtual conference coverage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/10/3.htm
10 Jun 2020
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
An example case helps explain this clinical syndrome that mimics acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/expert-analysis-takotsubo-cardiomyopathy.htm
15 May 2020
Troponin levels in chronic kidney disease
Learn how to use cardiac troponins to diagnose acute coronary syndrome in chronic kidney disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/expert-analysis-troponin-levels-in-chronic-kidney-disease.htm
15 Feb 2020
MKSAP quiz on chest pain
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on chest pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/mksap-quiz-on-chest-pain.htm
15 Feb 2020
Hospital collaboration
This issue looks at improving transfers between hospitals, providing palliative care to rural patients, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/02/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Feb 2020
February issue online and in the mail
This issue looks at collaboration between hospitals, with a main story about improving transfers and an inside feature about providing palliative care at rural facilities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/12/5.htm
12 Feb 2020
The battle for high-value care
Experts give their advice on value projects and the evidence on stress tests and clot prophylaxis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/the-battle-for-high-value-care.htm
15 Dec 2019
Elevated troponin levels associated with increased mortality in all age groups
Troponin was directly associated with mortality in patients without acute coronary syndrome and those with acute coronary syndrome who were managed medically. In patients treated invasively, there was a paradoxical decrease in mortality risk at the highest troponin levels.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/11/27/3.htm
27 Nov 2019