Search results for "Atrial Fibrillation"
Individual case: Cardiac tamponade and acute liver failure
A transfer patient with atrial fibrillation and acute liver failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/brief-case-individual-cardiac-tamponade.htm
15 Jan 2019
Individual brief case: Cardiac tamponade and acute liver failure
A transfer patient with atrial fibrillation and acute liver failure
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/brief-case-cardiac-tamponade.htm
15 Jan 2019
A ‘common sense’ tool to identify inpatient stroke
The 2CAN score is based on four elements that independently predict inpatient stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/qa-common-sense-tool-to-identify-inpatient-stroke.htm
15 Jan 2019
New-onset afib in sepsis related to sepsis risk factors, review finds
Corticosteroid use, right-heart catheterization, fungal infection, vasopressor use, and a mean arterial pressure target of 80 to 85 mm Hg were associated with a greater than 50% increase in atrial fibrillation risk.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/12/1.htm
12 Dec 2018
Cases from St. Louis University
Wernicke's encephalopathy, idiopathic splenic infarction, and more
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/brief-case-from-st-louis-university.htm
15 Nov 2018
Does door-to-diuretic time matter?
Heart failure experts explain conflicting research about significance of speedy delivery of diuretics in an exacerbation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/09/does-door-to-diuretic-time-matter.htm
15 Sep 2018
Updated guidelines released on antithrombotic therapy for afib
The American College of Chest Physicians provided 60 recommendation statements in the areas of stroke risk, bleeding risk, antithrombotic therapy, and management of bleeding on oral anticoagulation, among other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/29/5.htm
29 Aug 2018
Fall risk linked to poor outcomes in patients hospitalized with CVD
The results of the retrospective study underscore the prognostic value of assessing fall risk among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to the authors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/15/3.htm
15 Aug 2018
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
qSOFA for mortality prediction, preoperative breathing exercises, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/recent-research.htm
15 Jul 2018