Search results for "Stroke"
Complications rare when stroke mimics are treated with tPA, study finds
An analysis of the Get With The Guidelines–Stroke Registry found that 3.5% of patients who received IV tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) for a suspected ischemic stroke were eventually found to have a stroke mimic.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/21/1.htm
21 Aug 2019
Telemedicine, from both sides now
Hospitalists both give and receive support through the screen.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/telemedicine-from-both-sides-now.htm
15 Aug 2019
Duty hours, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2019
MKSAP quiz on atrial fibrillation
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP 18) on atrial fibrillation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/mksap-quiz-on-atrial-fibrillation.htm
15 Aug 2019
Finding atrial fibrillation in the hospital
Challenges include differentiating transient and persistent cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/finding-atrial-fibrillation-in-the-hospital.htm
15 Aug 2019
New drug approval for HAP and VAP
Details on the latest alerts, recalls, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/fda-update-new-drug-approval-for-hap-and-vap.htm
15 Aug 2019
Interrupting DOACs for surgery associated with low rates of major bleeding, clots in afib patients
The standardized strategy stopped direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) for one to two days prior to an elective surgery or procedure and resumed DOACs one to three days afterward, without heparin bridging, in patients with atrial fibrillation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/14/3.htm
14 Aug 2019
Cardiac biomarkers may help identify high CV risk in CAP patients
Higher initial levels of cardiovascular proadrenomedullin, proendothelin-1, troponin T, pro B-type natriuretic peptide, and interleukin-6 were associated with cardiovascular (CV) events in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/08/14/2.htm
14 Aug 2019
Intensive treatment of hyperglycemia during ischemic stroke did not improve functional recovery
In patients with acute ischemic stroke and hyperglycemia, a target glucose level of 80 to 130 mg/dL was associated with more hypoglycemia and no difference in functional outcomes compared to a target of 80 to 179 mg/dL.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/31/1.htm
31 Jul 2019
Thrombectomy after stroke reduced length of stay, increased chance of living at home
A new analysis of a prior trial found that endovascular thrombectomy for ischemic stroke reduced length of hospital stay by a median of 2.6 days, a 29% reduction compared to medical therapy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/17/4.htm
17 Jul 2019