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Pediatric inpatient seizures treated quickly with new intervention
July 13, 2018
TORONTO – A new system for getting antiepileptic medications to pediatric inpatients having a seizure significantly reduced time to treatment.
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Benefits, drawbacks when hospitalists expand roles
July 13, 2018
Not all role expansion in hospital medicine is good role expansion, experts say.
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Closed-loop insulin control for T2DM is feasible in hospital setting
July 12, 2018
ORLANDO – Noncritical patients tolerated automated devices and had fewer clinically significant hypoglycemic events.
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More than 16% of ED sepsis patients not admitted to hospital
July 9, 2018
SAN DIEGO – More than 16% of ED sepsis patients are not admitted to the hospital, but their outcomes were not worse, preliminary results found.
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Primary cirrhotic prophylaxis of bacterial peritonitis falls short
July 9, 2018
A review of prospective data from 308 cirrhotic patients on antibiotic prophylaxis highlights the limitations of this treatment.
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For some opioid overdose survivors, stigma from clinicians hinders recovery
July 6, 2018
Positive steps might include giving stakeholders "sample scripts of ... nonstigmatizing conversations between caregivers and the people experiencing opioid dependency," researchers say.
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High risk of low glucose? Hospital alerts promise a crucial heads-up
July 2, 2018
Incidents of severe hypoglycemia dropped by 41% after system was put into place to warn doctors.
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Methamphetamine use climbing among opioid users
June 29, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Co-use is on the rise as availability of meth grows in the shadow of the opioid epidemic.
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Data suggest harm outweighs benefit of opioids for musculoskeletal pain
June 25, 2018
AMSTERDAM – There is little if any good quality evidence that opioids offer benefit in the treatment of pain related to osteoarthritis or other musculoskeletal disorders, but a large body of evidence suggests major risks.
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Biomarker duo rapidly identifies serious bacterial infections
June 21, 2018
MALMO, SWEDEN – Serum procalcitonin/CRP combo facilitates early diagnosis, predicts outcome.
