Search results for "Stroke"
Latest research, recommendations cover diabetes, clots, and remdesivir in COVID-19
Mortality was lower in diabetes patients given sitagliptin at admission for COVID-19, ACP practice points support remdesivir, acquired thrombophilia does not predict clots, cardiac arrest survival is low, and admissions for other conditions were still way down over the summer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/07/1.htm
7 Oct 2020
Guidance calls for increased awareness of drug-induced arrhythmias
Some arrhythmias caused by medications, such as bradyarrhythmias and atrial tachycardia, are notable mainly due to their symptoms, while others, such as Brugada syndrome and torsades de points, can lead to sudden death, a scientific statement from the American Heart Association said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/09/23/4.htm
23 Sep 2020
Focus on telehealth before and after hospitalization
Understanding variation in the use of telehealth will be critical during the pandemic and after.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/telehealth-sidebar.htm
15 Sep 2020
Cases from MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, goiter, Chagas disease, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/09/brief-case-from-medstar-washington-hospital-center.htm
15 Sep 2020
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
MKSAP quiz on stroke
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/mksap-quiz-on-stroke.htm
15 Aug 2020
COVID-19's effects on teaching and stroke care
This issue focuses on academic medicine, but also offers expert advice on stroke care and insulin switches.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Aug 2020
Pneumonia therapies, hospital flu spread, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2020
Spidey sense
A well-developed spidey sense is a valuable tool for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/newmans-notions-spidey-sense.htm
15 Aug 2020
Cerebrovascular disease
ICD-10-CM codes for cerebrovascular accident specify laterality and affected artery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/08/coding-corner-cerebrovascular-disease.htm
15 Aug 2020