Search results for "Chest pain"
Recent Research
Hospitalist care and post-discharge costs, very elderly patients and vitamin K thromboprophylaxis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/01/rr.htm
15 Jan 2012
MKSAP quiz on gastroenterology
These cases and commentary, which address gastroenterology, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/02/ty.htm
15 Feb 2012
Different MI presentations between the sexes diminish with age, study finds
Women who have a myocardial infarction (MI) are more likely than men to present without chest pain and have higher mortality than men of the same age group, but the differences faded with age, researchers found in an observational study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/29/1.htm
29 Feb 2012
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The patient is able to climb one flight of stairs if pain is wellcontrolled and denies chest pain, shortness of breath, palpita-tions, dizziness, pallor, diaphoresis, syncope or cyanosis. ... Upon further discussion, the patient reports no melena,hematochezia, rectorrhagia, hematemesis, abdominal pain,hematuria, nocturnal diaphoresis, and lymphadenopathy orweight loss.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/acph-201203-expert_t1.pdf
8 Mar 2012
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The most common adverse reactions associated with newerparenteral preparations are related to transient capillary leaksyndrome (nausea, hypotension, tachycardia, chest pain, dysp-nea and edema).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/acph-201203-expert_t2.pdf
8 Mar 2012
MKSAP quiz on telemetry
These cases and commentary, which address telemetry, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/ty.htm
15 Mar 2012
Simple guidelines inform decisions about telemetry
A hospitalist's first instinct might be to order continuous cardiac monitoring for an ED patient with chest pain, but that could lead to inappropriate use of resources.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/telemetry.htm
15 Mar 2012
Letter from the Editor
Some of this issue's topics include substance abuse in doctors, improved transitions of care, and appropriate use of telemetry.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/lfe.htm
15 Mar 2012
How hospitalists handle the history
The medical history is one of the three key components of every patient encounter.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/coding.htm
15 Mar 2012
Parenteral iron for preoperative iron deficiency anemia: A safe choice?
Two experts provide a case-based look at the workup and management of iron deficiency anemia before surgery, which may prevent perioperative blood transfusions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/03/expert.htm
15 Mar 2012