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CPR decision support videos can serve as a supplement to CPR preference discussions for inpatients
February 15, 2018
Does the use of a CPR decision support video impact patients’ code status preferences?
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Rivaroxaban versus warfarin in mild acute ischemic stroke secondary to atrial fibrillation
February 12, 2018
Clinical question: Is rivaroxaban as effective and safe as warfarin immediately following minor acute ischemic stroke from atrial fibrillation?
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Heart attacks bring 12 weeks of higher stroke risk
January 27, 2018
During the 12 weeks following hospitalization for a myocardial infarction, patients had an elevated risk for a new-onset acute ischemic stroke.
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VIDEO: New stroke guideline embraces imaging-guided thrombectomy
January 25, 2018
The latest U.S. acute ischemic stroke guideline adopts imaging as the main thrombectomy eligibility criterion out to 24 hours after stroke onset.
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Influenza: All that and MI too
January 24, 2018
Admissions for myocardial infarction spike after laboratory-confirmed flu infection.
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Beware the COPD exacerbation
January 23, 2018
If a COPD patient has all the classic symptoms of an exacerbation, are there still other diagnoses to consider?
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Bariatric surgery comes with some risk of complications
January 16, 2018
A long-term follow-up study of bariatric surgery patients revealed complication risks.
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Triple therapy in question
January 16, 2018
Clinical question: In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), is dabigatran plus a P2Y12 inhibitor safer than, and as efficacious as, triple therapy with warfarin?
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Rivaroxaban lowers cardiovascular risk but increases bleeding risk
January 16, 2018
Is rivaroxaban alone or in combination with aspirin more effective than is aspirin alone in preventing cardiovascular events in patients with stable atherosclerotic disease?
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Check orthostatic vital signs within 1 minute
January 11, 2018
What is the relationship between timing of measurement of postural blood pressure (BP) and adverse clinical outcomes?
