Search results for "Secondary prevention"
Test yourself: MKSAP quiz on hematology
These cases and commentary, which address hematology, are excerpted from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP15).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/12/ty.htm
15 Dec 2011
Recent Research
Short-term NSAIDS and MI risk, VTE after colorectal surgery, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/rr.htm
15 Nov 2011
Medication better than brain stent for stroke prevention
Medical therapy outperformed stenting for secondary prevention of stroke in patients with intracranial arterial stenosis, a new study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/09/14/3.htm
14 Sep 2011
43% of ischemic stroke patients discharged with high blood pressure
Forty-three percent of patients hospitalized with acute ischemic stroke were discharged with elevated blood pressure, and 33% had uncontrolled blood pressure six months later, a new analysis found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/06/29/4.htm
29 Jun 2011
Statin use in the acute care setting
An expert summarizes best practices.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/lipid.htm
15 Jan 2009
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about C. diff. infections, antibiotic use at teaching hospitals, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/journal.htm
15 Jan 2009
Test yourself: thromboembolism
Thromboembolism.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/test.htm
15 Nov 2008
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about improving CPR, post-stroke depression treatment, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/08/journal.htm
15 Aug 2008
Test yourself: Stroke
Stroke.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/test.htm
15 Jun 2008
Test yourself: Gastrointestinal bleeding
A 52-year-old man is brought to the emergency department after vomiting several cups of maroon-colored blood... and other cases.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/test.htm
15 Dec 2007