Search results for "Myocardial infarction"
Myocardial infarction
Be sure to distinguish between type 1 and type 2 when documenting care for a patient with acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/myocardial-infarction.htm
28 Jun 2023
Epinephrine and norepinephrine compared to treat shock after myocardial infarction
Fifty-seven patients in France were randomly assigned to receive epinephrine or norepinephrine, with a primary efficacy outcome of cardiac index evolution and a primary safety outcome of refractory cardiogenic shock.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/04/4.htm
4 Jul 2018
Thermal imaging of affected skin improves accuracy of cellulitis diagnosis
A combination of maximum temperature in the affected area and the ALT-70 (asymmetry, leukocytosis, tachycardia, and age ≥70 years) prediction model provided the greatest specificity for identifying cellulitis in ED patients, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/03/thermal-imaging-of-affected-skin-improves-accuracy-of-cellulitis-diagnosis.htm
3 Apr 2024
Score predicts 90-day readmission risk after myocardial infarction
Predictive factors that could be identified before discharge included age, heart failure, heart rate, dialysis, diabetes, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral artery disease, and chronic lung disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/24/2.htm
24 Oct 2018
December 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/
AHA scientific statement addresses myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease
Management of myocardial infarction in the absence of obstructive coronary artery disease should include consideration of emergency supportive care, a working diagnosis for patient evaluation, cardioprotective therapies regardless of cause, and cause-targeted therapies, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/04/03/1.htm
3 Apr 2019
June 28, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/06/28/
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
January 18, 2023
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https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/01/18/
Short-term NSAIDs may still increase myocardial infarction risk after previous heart attacks
Even short-term treatment with most nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) was associated with increased risk of death and a subsequent myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with prior heart attacks, reports a national cohort population study from Denmark.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/18/3.htm
18 May 2011