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Subclinical myocarditis found in some athletes post COVID
June 2, 2021
A study that evaluated college athletes recently infected with COVID-19 with comprehensive cardiac testing, including MRI, found a small percentage had myocarditis despite being asymptomatic.
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High-flow nasal cannula improves dyspnea in palliative care patients with respiratory failure
June 2, 2021
Does a high-flow nasal cannula improve acute dyspnea in palliative care patients?
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Avoiding excess oxygen in mechanically ventilated patients ‘seems sensible’
June 2, 2021
Future trials “will have to address how a particular [oxygenation] target is both set and achieved in each group of patients, particularly those with specific organ injuries.”
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Visa worries intensify pandemic stress for immigrant hospitalist moms
June 1, 2021
Immigrant hospitalists go through years of expensive training with extensive background checks, yet they’re classified as second preference (EB-2) workers.
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Single subcutaneous shot offers fast, potent platelet inhibition in STEMI
June 1, 2021
The effect was seen within 15 minutes of receiving RUC-4, an investigational glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor, with no thrombocytopenia, in a phase 2a study.
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Significant reduction of alcohol intake reduced AFib burden and recurrence
June 1, 2021
In patients with symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent AFib who report alcohol consumption of 10 or more standard drinks per week, how does reducing alcohol intake affect AFib outcomes?
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Hospitalists innovate in ICU management
June 1, 2021
Hospitalists helped develop and staff critical care programs to optimize patient care during the pandemic.
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Hospital admissions of nursing home patients declined after ACA quality initiatives
May 28, 2021
Following the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), how have hospital transfer rates from nursing homes for patients with advanced medical conditions changed?
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Microbiome therapeutic offers durable protection against C. difficile recurrence
May 28, 2021
“The hope would be that one or more ... would probably replace the vast majority of FMT [procedures] that we do clinically,”said Dr. Sahil Khanna.
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Hospitalist movers and shakers – May 2021
May 27, 2021
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.