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Simplified HOSPITAL score predicts 30-day readmissions
August 29, 2017
Clinical Question: Will a simplified HOSPITAL score accurately predict 30-day readmissions?
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How to reduce NICU transfers for asymptomatic hypoglycemia
August 28, 2017
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Hold off blood glucose testing until neonates are fed for the first time and glucose homeostasis can begin.
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VIDEO: Rivaroxaban plus aspirin cut cardiovascular events in stable patients
August 28, 2017
BARCELONA – The COMPASS trial produced “unambiguous results that should change guidelines and the management of stable coronary artery disease,” commented Eugene Braunwald, MD.
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Forgo supplemental oxygen in adequately perfused patients with acute MI, study suggests
August 28, 2017
Supplemental oxygen shows no benefit in no-hypoxemia patients with acute MI.
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Rapid AMI rule out
August 28, 2017
Clinical Question: Can a single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin-T (hs-cTnT) reliably rule-out acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to safely enable earlier discharge?
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Undiagnosed AF common in higher-risk patients
August 26, 2017
Patients at high risk of atrial fib and stroke commonly have undiagnosed AF.
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Even short-term steroids can be problematic
August 25, 2017
What is the frequency of short-term corticosteroid prescriptions and adverse events associated with their use?
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Axillary thermometry is the best choice for newborns
August 24, 2017
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Do it under the newborns’ arms.
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Despite global decline, rheumatic heart disease persists in poorest regions
August 24, 2017
From 1990 to 2015, the percentage of deaths worldwide due to rheumatic heart disease rose in endemic regions of Oceania, South Asia, and central sub-Saharan Africa.
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Epidemiology of meningitis and encephalitis in the United States
August 24, 2017
What is the epidemiology of meningitis and encephalitis in adults in the United States?
