Search results for "Biomarkers"
Mixed findings on remdesivir for COVID-19, news on SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
Among other news this week, the NIH and the WHO released results from remdesivir trials, more negative findings were published for hydroxychloroquine, and ACP and Annals of Internal Medicine held a vaccine forum featuring Anthony S. Fauci, MD, MACP, and other experts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/10/21/1.htm
21 Oct 2020
IL-18 level may help predict prognosis in ARDS
Elevated plasma IL-18 levels could work better than other models to identify patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) at higher risk for death, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/09/20/il-18-level-may-help-predict-prognosis-in-ards.htm
20 Sep 2023
COVID-19 and stroke, racial disparities; vaccine regulatory updates
Recent studies found that stroke risk in COVID-19 was highest in middle-aged patients, that higher death rates among Hispanic patients were linked to lower health care access, and that mild COVID-19 didn't lead to cardiac abnormalities. The FDA, NIH, and CDC updated their vaccine guidance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/03/1.htm
3 Nov 2021
COVID-19 guideline update from NIH, postdischarge anticoagulation, remdesivir effects
The latest news on inpatient COVID-19 care includes some changes to the NIH guidelines for COVID-19 treatment, as well as studies showing that rivaroxaban after discharge reduced clots and remdesivir helped inpatients on no or low-flow oxygen but not those who were sicker.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/12/22/1.htm
22 Dec 2021
Acute interstitial nephritis associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy
Exercise vigilance for early diagnosis of this increasingly common complication.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/10/11/free/acute-interstitial-nephritis-associated-with-immune-checkpoint-inhibitor-therapy.htm
11 Oct 2023
PE in pregnancy, normal troponins
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/recent-research.htm
15 Sep 2019
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about spirometry for COPD, as-needed relaparotomy, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/journal-watch.htm
15 Oct 2007
Many recent studies reporting on COVID-19 vaccines' safety, effectiveness
New studies looked at the safety of the adenovirus COVID-19 vaccines, the effectiveness of almost all the vaccines, and the impacts of COVID-19 infection in pregnancy and on long-term cardiac function. A physician columnist addressed pandemic-related anger.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/05/12/1.htm
12 May 2021
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ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME: A CARDIAC CONUNDRUMBy Richard Pinson, MD, FACP. diagnosed when there is no biomarker release based on 2 samplescollected at least 6 hours apart. ... The diag-nosis of “demand ischemia” is sometimes used when patientsexperience release of cardiac biomarkers, like troponin.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/01/acph-201401-coding_t1.pdf
19 Dec 2013
Sepsis can be classified into hypo- and hyperinflammatory phenotypes, researchers say
About a third of sepsis patients fit a hyperinflammatory phenotype, and they were more likely to benefit from activated protein C than those with a hypoinflammatory phenotype, a new analysis of existing study data found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2023/08/30/sepsis-can-be-classified-into-hypo-and-hyperinflammatory-phenotypes-researchers-say.htm
30 Aug 2023