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Latest recommendations reject hydroxychloroquine, support remdesivir
Both ACP and The BMJ completed evidence reviews and issued recommendations on use of certain drugs for COVID-19. Another article warned about Strongyloides hyperinfection, a potentially dangerous side effect of dexamethasone for some patients.
Call for submissions: ACP Hospitalist wants your pandemic stories
Submit your short article about a strategy, patient or colleague interaction, or other aspect of hospital practice during the pandemic by Aug. 31, and it may be published in the November ACP Hospitalist.
Q&A: Differences in COVID-19 treatment, mortality
A recent study found that ICU mortality rates from COVID-19 ranged widely across the U.S. The lead author discussed the findings with ACP Hospitalist.
Coding differences may explain higher short-term mortality at critical access hospitals
A cross-sectional study of rural Medicare patients assessed differences in risk-adjusted mortality rates between critical access and non-critical access hospitals and found that fewer discharge diagnoses were coded at the former.
Loop diuretics may improve outcomes in some older patients with heart failure
Researchers used the OPTIMIZE-HF registry to examine mortality and readmission rates in heart failure patients being discharged with a new prescription for loop diuretics.
And the winner is …
ACP Hospitalist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.