Search results for "Syncope"
Do you need a checklist?
There's limited evidence but apparent potential for these tools in hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/02/do-you-need-a-checklist.htm
15 Feb 2021
The road ahead for hospital medicine
During his plenary at SHM Converge 2022, Robert M. Wachter, MD, MACP, shared his thoughts on the future of hospital medicine, including changes in patient complexity and hospital finance, the catch-22 of hospital at home, and the potential impacts of technology.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/04/20/the-road-ahead-for-hospital-medicine.htm
20 Apr 2022
Score predicts risk of cardiovascular death in patients who survive CPR
The factors in the new score are pre-existing coronary artery disease, nonshockable rhythm, initial ejection fraction below 30%, shock at presentation, and ischemic time above 25 minutes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/01/3.htm
1 Nov 2017
The latest issue is online
The November issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes stories on Top Hospitalists, syncope units, and interesting patient cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/20/5.htm
20 Nov 2013
In the News
Syncope and PE, manikins and CPR training
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/01/in-the-news.htm
15 Jan 2017
New guideline advises diagnoses, referrals, treatments for supraventricular tachycardia
Among other goals, the guideline aims to aid clinicians to help patients differentiate between SVT and other disorders, such as panic attack and chest pain, as well as shortness of breath and syncope or near syncope, which may cause similar symptoms.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/09/30/4.htm
30 Sep 2015
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
The puzzle of submassive PE
Treating the middle of the pulmonary embolism spectrum can be tricky.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/06/the-puzzle-of-submassive-pe.htm
15 Jun 2020
Study examines time to death, predictive factors after palliative extubation
After palliative extubation, mortality rates were 43% at 12 hours, 56% at 24 hours, 68% at 72 hours, and 79% at 96 hours.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/15/3.htm
15 Jun 2016
Cytokine release syndrome
The sequencing of codes for cytokine release syndrome and causative conditions is complicated.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/12/coding-corner-cytokine-release-syndrome.htm
15 Dec 2020