Search results for "Blood Pressure"
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
Heart failure gets a new drug
Sacubitril/valsartan attracted attention even before approval.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/heart-failure-drugs.htm
15 Sep 2015
Look out for liver emergencies
Improve your evaluation of acute-on-chronic liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/look-out-for-liver-emergencies.htm
15 Dec 2018
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Analyze the clinical and administrative aspects of a fictional hospital case.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/10/morning-report-diabetic-ketoacidosis.htm
15 Oct 2018
Clinicians dive into hospital design
Researchers from health care and design backgrounds have been increasingly focusing on how the layout and allocation of space in hospitals can promote the well-being of both patients and clinicians.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/04/clinicians-dive-into-hospital-design.htm
15 Apr 2018
MKSAP quiz on dermatology
Cases involving a new skin nodule; red, swollen legs; a history of MRSA infections; and others are presented
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/mksap-dermatology.htm
15 Feb 2017
Withholding antihypertensives around surgery didn't affect vascular complication rate
Patients who didn't take their hypertension medications before and for two days after surgery had a lower incidence of intraoperative hypotension, but no difference in hypotension after surgery compared to those who continued medications.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/04/26/withholding-antihypertensives-around-surgery-didnt-affect-vascular-complication-rate.htm
26 Apr 2023
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
Monitoring vitals at home may reduce readmissions
A team of skeptics convinced themselves that home monitoring helped patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/05/success-story-monitoring-vitals-at-home-may-reduce-readmissions.htm
15 May 2021
Study assesses survival effects of beta-blockers at discharge after PCI
Among patients undergoing PCI at a single Chinese hospital, beta-blockers at discharge were associated with lower mortality in NSTEMI patients, but not those with STEMI or unstable angina.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/23/2.htm
23 Nov 2016