Search results for "Stroke"
February 14, 2024
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/02/14/
Latest research on COVID-19 antibodies, cardiac and stroke risks, mortality rates
Cardiac effects appeared common while strokes were not, mortality improved, a monoclonal antibody treatment showed benefit in outpatients, and data varied on duration of antibody response, among other recent findings on COVID-19.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/11/04/1.htm
4 Nov 2020
Revving up rural stroke response
Telehealth, helicopters, and hospitalists all have a part to play in reducing disparities in stroke outcomes, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/07/free/revving-up-rural-stroke-response.htm
7 Sep 2022
CHA2DS2-VASc modestly predicts ischemic stroke, thromboembolism, death in heart failure patients
The observation that the risk factors included in the score are particularly significant among heart failure patients without atrial fibrillation is an important result, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/02/4.htm
2 Sep 2015
Antibiotic OKed for pneumonia, bloodstream, skin infections
In addition to approving ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for three different types of infection, the FDA authorized the first generic version of fidaxomicin, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/antibiotic-oked-for-pneumonia-bloodstream-skin-infections.htm
10 Apr 2024
EMR-based intervention increased early statins, linked to improved outcomes in ischemic stroke
Under the intervention, the electronic medical record required physicians treating patients with ischemic stroke to either order a statin or document why no statin was ordered.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/10/2.htm
10 Aug 2016
Strokes in COVID-19
Learn what experts and the evidence have found so far.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/strokes-in-covid-19.htm
15 Aug 2020
Patients with interhospital stroke transfers had higher mortality, more severe disability than front-door patients
The differing characteristics of patients who are transferred should be accounted for in the quality measurements of receiving hospitals, the study authors suggested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/12/3.htm
12 Sep 2018
November 2007
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/
Intensive treatment of hyperglycemia during ischemic stroke did not improve functional recovery
In patients with acute ischemic stroke and hyperglycemia, a target glucose level of 80 to 130 mg/dL was associated with more hypoglycemia and no difference in functional outcomes compared to a target of 80 to 179 mg/dL.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/31/1.htm
31 Jul 2019