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ED visits for life-threatening conditions declined early in COVID-19 pandemic
June 23, 2020
Visits for MI, stroke, and hypoglycemic crisis dropped 10%-23% over the first 10 weeks.
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Cost of preventable adult hospital stays topped $33 billion in 2017
June 23, 2020
Heart failure, diabetes, and COPD were the most expensive preventable conditions.
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‘Collateral damage’: COVID-19 threatens patients with COPD
June 22, 2020
Patients presenting at the ED with acute exacerbations of COPD could experience diagnostic and treatment delays.
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Headache may predict clinical evolution of COVID-19
June 22, 2020
Headache onset could occur during the presymptomatic or symptomatic phase of COVID-19 and could resemble tension-type or migraine headache.
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Where does dexamethasone fit in with diabetic ketoacidosis in COVID-19?
June 22, 2020
Author of new article discussing considerations around diabetic ketoacidosis in the setting of COVID-19 also speaks to the findings this week that dexamethasone could reduce deaths in the severely ill.
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After the ICU: A ‘fraternity of people who are struggling’
June 19, 2020
In as many as 80% of patients leaving the ICU, researchers have documented what they call post–intensive care syndrome (PICS).
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CVD risk continues to fall down to systolic BP of 90 mm HG
June 19, 2020
“From an individual level we can now say that in healthy individuals, a systolic pressure in the 90s is not too low. It is a positive thing.”
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Asthma leads spending on avoidable pediatric inpatient stays
June 19, 2020
Asthma costs nearly equaled potentially avoidable hospital bills for diabetes, gastroenteritis, and UTIs combined.
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Opinion
The evolution of “COVIDists”
June 19, 2020
Hospitalists at Baystate Health in Western Massachusetts realized the necessity of a new model of care for COVID-19 patients.
News
Lung ultrasound works well in children with COVID-19
June 18, 2020
Ultrasound offers several benefits over other imaging modalities, too.
