Search results for "Blood Pressure"
Cranial nerve III palsy
A patient with kidney disease and diabetes presented with diplopia and severe left-sided ptosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/12/07/free/brief-case-cranial-nerve-III-palsy.htm
7 Dec 2022
High-intensity medical therapy at HF discharge reduced readmissions, death
Researchers stopped the STRONG-HF randomized trial early due to greater than expected differences in outcomes between patients who received rapid up-titration of guideline-directed medical therapy under strict follow-up and those who received usual care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/16/high-intensity-medical-therapy-at-hf-discharge-reduced-readmissions-death.htm
16 Nov 2022
Nine factors associated with risk of cardiac arrest after STEMI in new analysis
In-hospital cardiac arrest occurred in 2.2% of patients hospitalized for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and was less likely in those who received beta-blockers, ticagrelor, or primary percutaneous coronary intervention, an observational Chinese study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/11/02/nine-factors-associated-with-risk-of-cardiac-arrest-after-stemi-in-new-analysis.htm
2 Nov 2022
Sumatriptan-induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
A patient with atypical chest pain and negative stress tests suddenly became pulseless.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/09/28/free/brief-case-sumatriptan-induced-polymorphic-ventricular-tachycardia.htm
28 Sep 2022
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
Use your window into heart failure
A new guideline and experts urge hospitalists to maximize heart failure therapies, but also to be aware of their costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/27/free/use-your-window-into-heart-failure.htm
27 Jul 2022
Disseminated histoplasmosis with CNS involvement
A patient progressed from diarrhea and fever to status epilepticus when infection penetrated the central nervous system (CNS).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/07/13/free/brief-case-disseminated-histoplasmosis-with-cns-involvement.htm
13 Jul 2022
IV fluid bolus during intubation does not improve outcomes in the critically ill
A randomized clinical trial at 11 U.S. ICUs found no significant difference in cardiovascular (CV) collapse or death at 28 days between critically ill adults who received a 500-mL IV bolus before induction of anesthesia for tracheal intubation and those who did not.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/22/iv-fluid-bolus-during-intubation-does-not-improve-outcomes-in-the-critically-ill.htm
22 Jun 2022
New tool uses NT-proBNP plus clinical characteristics to diagnosis acute heart failure
The accuracy of using guideline-recommended thresholds of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) alone to diagnose acute heart failure varied by patient age and other characteristics, including body mass index and renal impairment, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/22/new-tool-uses-nt-pro-bnp-plus-clinical-characteristics-to-diagnosis-acute-heart-failure.htm
22 Jun 2022
AHA/ASA guideline addresses management of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) guideline updated the previous 2015 guideline and provided recommendations for reversing anticoagulation, lowering blood pressure, handling decisions to end life-sustaining treatment, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/05/25/AHA-ASA-guideline-addresses-management-of-patients-with-spontaneous-intracerebral-hemorrhage.htm
25 May 2022