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Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria Strategy is noninferior when clinical probability is low
July 30, 2018
Can low probability pulmonary embolism (PE) be safely excluded using the Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria?
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Asthma medication ratio identifies high-risk pediatric patients
July 27, 2018
ATLANTA – A quality metric for asthma exacerbation could be lead to a helpful app.
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Ten tips for managing patients with both heart failure and COPD
July 26, 2018
Diagnose them early, treat them early, and build a team of experts and support services with the patients.
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HM18: ‘Things we do for no reason’
July 18, 2018
Physicians continue to practice low value care because of practice habits and lack of cost transparency.
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Fluoroquinolones can cause fatal hypoglycemia, FDA warns
July 11, 2018
The FDA is strengthening warning labels on fluoroquinolones to reflect the risk of life-threatening hypoglycemia and neuropsychiatric adverse events.
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High users of CT pulmonary angiograms have lower diagnostic yields
July 3, 2018
What physician characteristics are associated with CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) diagnostic yield?
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New look at ATLAS suggests rivaroxaban may still have role in ACS
July 2, 2018
A reanalysis of the ATLAS ACS 2-TIMI 51 trial separated fatal and nonfatal events.
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RBC transfusions with surgery may increase VTE risk
June 14, 2018
Stricter blood management practices and VTE prophylaxis may be needed if the study findings are confirmed.
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Diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis in the hospital
June 13, 2018
Active pulmonary tuberculosis (APTB) remains an important but often missed diagnosis in hospitalized patients.
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Education sessions upped COPD patients’ knowledge of their disease
June 10, 2018
With the right education tool, patients can gain knowledge about their disease.