![1]() - News- Common infections are potent risk factor for MI, stroke- April 13, 2018- ORLANDO – Huge U.K. registry identifies a novel cardiovascular risk factor: hospitalization for UTI or respiratory infection. 
![1]() - News- Use procalcitonin-guided algorithms to guide antibiotic therapy for acute respiratory infections to improve patient outcomes- April 13, 2018- How does using procalcitonin levels for adults with acute respiratory infections (ARIs) affect patient outcomes? 
![1]() - News- The ‘holy grail’ of thrombosis prevention- April 13, 2018- SAN DIEGO – One expert says it’s the ability to determine the risk of recurrence with or without continuation of anticoagulant treatment. 
![1]() - News- Risk of ED visit/hospitalization increases when brand-name angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) are switched to generic versions- April 12, 2018- Does switching from a brand name ARB to its generic lead to more ED visits and hospitalizations? 
![1]() - News- Patients presenting with saddle pulmonary emboli (PE) versus nonsaddle PE have no mortality difference but have an increased risk for decompensation- April 11, 2018- Do saddle pulmonary embolisms have worse outcomes compared to nonsaddle pulmonary embolisms? 
- News- New developments in critical care and sepsis- April 10, 2018- “There has been a lot of discussion about steroids in sepsis that is potentially practice changing.” 
![1]() - News- Session tackles oncology emergencies- April 10, 2018- “The real challenge in managing sick cancer patients lies in the data-free zones.” 
![1]() - News- Delaying lumbar punctures for a head CT may result in increased mortality in acute bacterial meningitis- April 10, 2018- Can we safely perform lumbar punctures (LP) without neuroimaging in patients with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM)? 
![1]() - News- Aim to achieve ‘zero harm’- April 10, 2018- “But the goal of zero harm should become everyone’s new mantra and, to get there, health care providers need to add new dimensions to their typical quality improvement and patient safety efforts.” 
![1]() - News- ‘Update in HM’ to highlight practice pearls- April 10, 2018- The speakers' selection of the Top 20 journal articles of the year will be presented. 








