Search results for "Anticoagulants"
Latest research, recommendations cover diabetes, clots, and remdesivir in COVID-19
Mortality was lower in diabetes patients given sitagliptin at admission for COVID-19, ACP practice points support remdesivir, acquired thrombophilia does not predict clots, cardiac arrest survival is low, and admissions for other conditions were still way down over the summer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/07/1.htm
7 Oct 2020
Risk of re-infection, benefits of anticoagulation, cause of sex differences among COVID-19 research
Researchers published evidence of re-infection with SARS-CoV-2, anticoagulation was associated with halved inpatient mortality, recommendations were made on pulmonary embolism in COVID-19, and the authorization for use of remdesivir was expanded.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/02/1.htm
2 Sep 2020
MKSAP quiz on stroke
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/mksap-quiz-on-stroke.htm
15 Aug 2020
Pneumonia therapies, hospital flu spread, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2020
Cerebrovascular disease
ICD-10-CM codes for cerebrovascular accident specify laterality and affected artery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/coding-corner-cerebrovascular-disease.htm
15 Aug 2020
coding corner 6 ACP Hospitalist • August 2020 patients ...
Common cardiac causes of cerebral embolism include atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease (especially when anticoagulant therapy is subtherapeutic), as well as cardiac mural thrombi, especially following myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/acph-202008-coding-corner-cerebrovascular-disease_t1.pdf
31 Jul 2020
Decision pathway addresses bleeding in patients on oral anticoagulants
The guidance from the American College of Cardiology covers management of major and minor bleeding in patients treated with direct-acting oral anticoagulants or vitamin K antagonists for any indication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/07/22/4.htm
22 Jul 2020
Cases from Oregon Health & Science University
Thrombus-in-transit, serotonin syndrome, leptospirosis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/brief-case-from-oregon-health-and-science-university.htm
15 Jul 2020
Rivaroxaban after discharge may reduce thromboembolic risk in medically ill
An industry-funded trial that gave medical patients rivaroxaban for 45 days after hospital discharge found decreased risk for a composite end point of symptomatic venous thromboembolism, myocardial infarction, nonhemorrhagic stroke, and cardiovascular death compared to placebo.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/24/3.htm
24 Jun 2020
The puzzle of submassive PE
Treating the middle of the pulmonary embolism spectrum can be tricky.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/the-puzzle-of-submassive-pe.htm
15 Jun 2020