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    Home treatment of PE remains rare

    January 11, 2017

    Clinical question: What is the prevalence of outpatient treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE)

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    Updated recommendations for managing gout

    January 11, 2017

    Clinical question: What are the new treatment options for gout? Background: The 2006 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) guidelines recommend that acute flares of gout be treated as early as possible with either oral colchicine, oral corticosteroids...

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    Instability of INRs

    January 9, 2017

    Clinical question: Does an initial stable international normalized ratio (INR) predict long-term stability?

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    Inpatient antibiotic use has not declined

    January 9, 2017

    Inpatient antibiotic use has not declinedClinical question: How has inpatient antibiotic use changed in the United States in recent years?[[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_...

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    Pulmonary embolism in COPD exacerbations

    January 6, 2017

    Pulmonary embolism in COPD exacerbationsClinical question: How frequent is pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with unexplained acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation?[[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right"...

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    Evaluating the qSOF

    January 6, 2017

    Evaluating the qSOFAClinical question: How does the quick Sepsis-Related Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) compare with other sepsis scoring tools?[[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":""...

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    Bundled payments reduce costs in joint patients

    January 5, 2017

    Bundled payments reduce costs in joint patientsClinical question: Does bundled payment for lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR) reduce cost without compromising the quality of care? [[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","fiel...

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    Nonischemic cardiomyopathy does not benefit from prophylactic ICDs

    January 5, 2017

    Nonischemic cardiomyopathy does not benefit from prophylactic ICDsClinical question: Do prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) reduce long-term mortality in patients with symptomatic nonischemic systolic heart failure (NISHF)?[[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flus...

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    Ready for post-acute care?

    January 5, 2017

    As PAC expands, hospital medicine’s role – and leadership – will be key.

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    Pleth Variability Index shows promise for asthma assessments

    January 2, 2017

    Does pulse variability on plethysmography, or the Pleth Variability Index (PVI), correlate with disease severity in obstructive airway disease in children?