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Don’t discount discharge planning during pandemic
August 7, 2020
Attention to discharge is essential for maintaining staff and patient safety, especially in response to COVID-19.
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Diagnostic testing for COVID-19: A quick summary for PCPs
August 7, 2020
Plus, answers to who and when to test.
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Rapid establishment of therapeutic protocols during the pandemic
August 6, 2020
A brisk development of effective strategies aimed at identifying, isolating, and treating COVID-19 is needed.
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Cutaneous clues linked to COVID-19 coagulation risk
August 6, 2020
These skin signs could augment coagulation assays in this patient population.
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Inpatient pain management in the era of the opioid epidemic
August 6, 2020
Expert to detail best practices in treating the hospitalized patient with chronic pain.
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Patent foramen ovale linked with increased risk of ischemic stroke in PE
August 6, 2020
Is patent foramen ovale (PFO) associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke in patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism (PE)?
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All NSAIDs raise post-MI risk but some are safer than others: Next chapter
August 5, 2020
A new cohort analysis extends NSAID cautions in high-CV-risk patients to a Korean population. Some question whether the steep climbs in risk seen for some of the drugs are real.
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Value of palliative care shines clearly in a crisis
August 5, 2020
Hospitalists have played key roles in clarifying and redefining the new role for palliative care during the pandemic.
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ACC panel defines, advises on heart failure with ‘recovered’ EF
August 5, 2020
An American College of Cardiology expert panel has issued a definition of heart failure with recovered ejection fraction and recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.
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Hospital vs. outpatient management comparable for elderly syncope patients
August 4, 2020
Is there a difference in risk of post-ED serious adverse events at 30 days in older adults with unexplained syncope when managed as an outpatient versus with hospitalization?