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DVT prophylaxis not needed after casting
February 1, 2017
Clinical question: Is DVT prophylaxis necessary with lower leg casting or after knee arthroscopy?
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Taking the hammer to sickle pain crises
February 1, 2017
Clinical question: Are any novel medicines designed to interrupt the pathophysiology of vaso-occlusion available to reduce the frequency and severity of pain crises in sickle cell anemia?
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Long-term oxygen for COPD with moderate desaturation
January 31, 2017
Clinical question: Does using supplemental oxygen in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) result in a longer time to death or first hospitalization?
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Hospital-acquired VTE with high risk of recurrence
January 26, 2017
Clinical question: Is the risk of recurrence for a venous thromboembolism (VTE) acquired as an inpatient higher than other reversible risk factors?
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Do not use steroids in patients with severe sepsis without shock
January 25, 2017
Does hydrocortisone therapy prevent progression to septic shock in patients with severe sepsis without shock?
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Dabigatran has less bleeding than rivaroxaban in atrial fibrillation
January 24, 2017
Does dabigatran or rivaroxaban have more bleeding episodes?
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High-flow oxygen noninferior to noninvasive ventilation postextubation
January 22, 2017
Clinical Question: Is high-flow oxygen noninferior to noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in preventing postextubation respiratory failure and reintubation?
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New guidelines for patients requiring red blood cell transfusion
January 21, 2017
Clinical question: What is a safe target hemoglobin level for patients requiring red blood cell transfusion, and how long can red blood cells be stored prior to transfusion?
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How should urine electrolytes be ordered and interpreted in acute kidney injury and electrolyte abnormalities?
January 20, 2017
There is a lack of clear diagnostic guidelines, so ordering all the urine electrolytes in a “blanket” strategy is a common practice. We will discuss the diagnostic utility of each of the urine electrolytes in a variety of clinical scenarios.
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Sneak Peek: Journal of Hospital Medicine
January 20, 2017
Background: Frailty, history of dementia (HoD), and acute confusional states (ACS) are common in older patients admitted to hospital. Objective: To study the association of frailty (≥six points in the Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS]), HoD, and ACS with hospital outcomes, controlling for age, gen...
