Search results for "Troponin"
BNP predicts mortality, even in patients without heart failure
The results suggest that an elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level in a patient without heart failure may warrant additional investigation, including assessment of cardiac structure and function, study authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/16/1.htm
16 May 2018
MI performance measures, health literacy and LOS, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2018
Hospitalist mentorship, heart failure prediction
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/in-the-news.htm
15 Feb 2018
Triclosan banned from health care antiseptics
Details on the latest recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/02/fda-update-triclosan-banned-from-antiseptics.htm
15 Feb 2018
Prognostic value of acute-to-chronic glycemic ratio better than glycemia at admission for AMI patients
Patients' A/C glycemic ratio predicted a composite of in-hospital mortality, acute pulmonary edema, and cardiogenic shock as well as troponin I peak value, a prospective study in Italy found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/07/4.htm
7 Feb 2018
Questions and answers in periop medicine
Michael J. Maniaci, MD, ACP Member, reviewed data on cardiac and pulmonary perioperative exams and insulin and aspirin management at the Mayo Clinic Hospital Medicine 2017 conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/questions-and-answers-in-periop-medicine.htm
15 Jan 2018
Cases from the University of Connecticut
Acetaminophen overdose, refractory afib, critical aortic stenosis, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/01/brief-case-university-of-connecticut.htm
15 Jan 2018
Negative high-sensitivity troponin T assays in ED may help avoid unnecessary admissions
Patients with symptoms of acute coronary syndrome but two negative high-sensitivity troponin T assays were unlikely to have adverse cardiovascular events in the next 30 days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/12/20/1.htm
20 Dec 2017
ICD-10 embraces definitions of MI
Learn the definitions of and distinctions among the six types of myocardial infarction (MI) that were recently recognized by the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/10/coding-icd-10-definitions-of-mi.htm
15 Oct 2017
Simple tool accurately predicts 30-day mortality for heart failure patients in the ED
The tool is based on 13 independent risk factors, including systolic blood pressure, age, N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide level, potassium level, troponin level, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/10/04/1.htm
4 Oct 2017