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Telemedicine, afib, and Parkinson's
This month's issue offers examples of telemedicine in action and tips on atrial fibrillation and Parkinson's disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Aug 2019
Repeated Holter monitoring after stroke identified afib
After acute ischemic stroke, the patients were randomized to 10 days of Holter EKG monitoring at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months or standard care, including at least 24 hours of rhythm monitoring.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/15/3.htm
15 Feb 2017
Early cardioversion for newly diagnosed nonvalvular afib may lower mortality
Only 14.9% of patients received early cardioversion in the international registry study, which also found no major difference in outcomes by whether patients received direct-current cardioversion or pharmacological cardioversion.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/03/2.htm
3 Nov 2021
Aspirin overuse persists in afib
Hospitalists can help match practice to guidelines.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/aspirin-overuse-afib.htm
15 Oct 2016
Recent Research
Bleeding risk score, lower blood pressure targets in cerebral hemorrhage, mobility after discharge, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2016
Individual case: Cardiac tamponade and acute liver failure
A transfer patient with atrial fibrillation and acute liver failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/brief-case-individual-cardiac-tamponade.htm
15 Jan 2019
Antibiotic OKed for pneumonia, bloodstream, skin infections
In addition to approving ceftobiprole medocaril sodium for three different types of infection, the FDA authorized the first generic version of fidaxomicin, among other actions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2024/04/10/antibiotic-oked-for-pneumonia-bloodstream-skin-infections.htm
10 Apr 2024
NSTEMI algorithm, metabolic acidemia, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/recent-research.htm
15 Feb 2019
Afib initiative strives to close a quality gap
The goal is getting more physicians to recognize and treat at-risk patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/08/afib.htm
15 Aug 2012
Data but few answers on vasopressors
An expert reviews the evidence on mean arterial pressure targets and various vasopressors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/data-but-few-answers-on-vasopressors.htm
15 Apr 2020