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Updated guideline issued on antithrombotic therapy for VTE
The American College of Chest Physicians issued an updated guideline last week on antithrombotic therapy for venous thromboembolism (VTE), covering topics such as use of direct-acting oral anticoagulants and outpatient treatment of pulmonary embolism.
Nearly all patients received prescription opioids after an overdose, study finds
In the 90 days before an overdose, 56% of studied patients were dispensed a benzodiazepine, 59% had claims with a mental health diagnosis, and 41% had claims with a substance use disorder.
Attending physician workload may affect teaching effectiveness, patient safety
Academic rank and time spent with learners were positively associated with teaching evaluations, and higher midnight census and daily discharges were negatively associated, a single-center study found.
Hospital-based physicians may use different nonverbal communication with black vs. white patients, study finds
The analysis observed that nonverbal communication scores of physicians at a western Pennsylvania hospital were lower with a simulated black patient than with a white patient.
ARBs may offer same efficacy, better tolerability than ACE inhibitors in patients without heart failure
Authors of the meta-analysis noted that treatment of cardiovascular disease changed considerably during the decade between ACE trials, which were conducted before 2000, and ARB trials, which were conducted after 2000.
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