Search results for "Troponin"
Table 2. Required tests for diagnosisBlood tests SPEP with ...
troponin, NT-proBNP, creatinine, albumin, alkaline phosphatase, uric acid. Urine tests UPEP with UIF.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/acph-201512-expert-analysis-amyloidosis_t2.pdf
4 Dec 2015
Recent Research
Delirium screening, rapid response, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/recent-research.htm
15 Dec 2015
The little brown bottle
The first documented recommendation of nitroglycerin for angina pectoris was described by Dr. William Murrell in 1877.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/newman.htm
15 Dec 2015
Amyloidosis: A review for the hospitalist
Learn about types of amyloidosis, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/expert-analysis-amyloidosis.htm
15 Dec 2015
Troponin associated with length of stay, long-term mortality in heart failure patients
The study shows that cardiac troponin could provide important prognostic information for the care of hospitalized heart failure patients and could be used in conjunction with other biomarkers, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/02/24/3.htm
24 Feb 2016
Troponin T, history, and EKG rule MI in or out in chest pain patients
Troponin alone was highly effective at ruling out acute myocardial infarction and adverse cardiac events within 30 days but would have missed 3 cases of unstable angina, the study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/30/1.htm
30 Mar 2016
Study validates new bleeding risk score for oral anticoagulation in AF
In combination with age and history of bleeding, 3 biomarkers inform the ABC-bleeding score: growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), cardiac troponin measured with high-sensitivity assays (cTn-hs), and hemoglobin.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/04/13/3.htm
13 Apr 2016
Recent Research
PE hospitalizations and vena cava filter placements, preadmission glucocorticoids and 30-day poststroke mortality, troponin and heart failure readmissions, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2016
Cases from the University of Texas at Austin
Pericardial tamponade due to multiple myeloma, postpartum spontaneous coronary artery dissection, neurogenic T-wave inversions, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/brief-case-university-of-texas-at-austin.htm
15 May 2016
New score for predicting inpatient mortality after acute myocardial infarction
Factors independently associated with inpatient mortality after acute myocardial infarction included age, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, presentation after cardiac arrest, presentation in cardiogenic shock, presentation in heart failure, presentation with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, creatinine clearance, and troponin ratio.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/03/4.htm
3 Aug 2016