Search results for "Anticoagulation"
MKSAP quiz on beta-blockers
The following cases and commentary, which focus on use of beta-blockers, are excerpted from ACPs Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 17).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/ty.htm
15 Apr 2017
Which patients to anticoagulate and how
Updated guidelines, new drugs are among the things to know to treat venous thromboembolism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/06/anticoagulation.htm
15 Jun 2017
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
Adherence to labeling for NOACs may be crucial in patients with kidney disease
Overdosing of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) was common among patients with severe kidney disease, while a significant proportion of patients without renal disease were underdosed, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/07/1.htm
7 Jun 2017
ACC releases decision pathway on bleeding in patients on oral anticoagulants
The pathway covers relevant laboratory tests, acute medical and surgical management, need for reversal, and the appropriateness and timing of restarting anticoagulation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/06/1.htm
6 Dec 2017
Antibiotics and AKI, stroke rehab, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/06/recent-research.htm
15 Jun 2018
Recent Research
Bleeding risk score, lower blood pressure targets in cerebral hemorrhage, mobility after discharge, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2016
Aspirin noninferior to LMWH for prophylaxis after traumatic fractures, trial finds
All-cause mortality at 90 days was similar in hospitalized patients randomized to aspirin versus low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH), and rates of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism were also low in both groups.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/25/aspirin-noninferior-to-lmwh-for-prophylaxis-after-traumatic-fractures-trial-finds.htm
25 Jan 2023
Comanage orthopedics like a pro
An expert offers her top 10 pearls.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/comanage-orthopedics-like-a-pro.htm
15 Jul 2018
September 2014
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/09/