Search results for "Therapeutics"
Over-the-counter test for flu, COVID-19 authorized
The FDA also approved albuterol and budesonide inhalation aerosol, the first combination of an inhaled corticosteroid and a short-acting beta-agonist for asthma, among other recent actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/03/01/over-the-counter-test-for-flu-covid-19-authorized.htm
1 Mar 2023
Women less likely than men to survive cardiac arrest, receive therapeutic intervention, study finds
Use of coronary angiography, percutaneous coronary intervention, or targeted temperature management increased between 2003 and 2012, but more among men than women.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/06/29/2.htm
29 Jun 2016
Therapeutic hypothermia in comatose patients with non-shockable initial rhythms may lead to better outcomes
Twenty-nine percent of patients who underwent hypothermia survived to hospital discharge, compared to 15% who received standard care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/11/25/2.htm
25 Nov 2015
January 26, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/01/26/
March 23, 2022
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/03/23/
Therapeutic hypothermia doesn't improve outcomes for cardiac arrest patients
Lowering the temperature of cardiac arrest patients to 33°C does not increase their survival compared to targeting a temperature of 36°C, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2013/11/27/2.htm
27 Nov 2013
Stopping the cycle of C. diff
Microbiota therapies offer exciting potential to reduce the burden of recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, experts say.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/02/08/free/stopping-the-cycle-of-c-diff.htm
8 Feb 2023
May 2020
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/05/
No difference found for moderate vs. mild hypothermia for comatose survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
There may not be a single, optimal target temperature for all patients with cardiac arrest, noted the authors of a trial that compared target temperatures of 31 °C and 34 °C. The effects of therapeutic hypothermia could be modulated by several clinical variables, they suggested.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/10/27/4.htm
27 Oct 2021
Hospitalists can help eliminate HCV
Hospitals are the latest frontier in global efforts to diagnose and treat hepatitis C virus (HCV).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/11/free/hospitalists-can-help-eliminate-hcv.htm
11 Jan 2023