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Experts publish imaging recommendations for pediatric COVID-19
June 23, 2020
The review also included useful radiographic findings to help in the differential diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia from other respiratory infections.
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ED visits for life-threatening conditions declined early in COVID-19 pandemic
June 23, 2020
Visits for MI, stroke, and hypoglycemic crisis dropped 10%-23% over the first 10 weeks.
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Cost of preventable adult hospital stays topped $33 billion in 2017
June 23, 2020
Heart failure, diabetes, and COPD were the most expensive preventable conditions.
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‘Collateral damage’: COVID-19 threatens patients with COPD
June 22, 2020
Patients presenting at the ED with acute exacerbations of COPD could experience diagnostic and treatment delays.
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Headache may predict clinical evolution of COVID-19
June 22, 2020
Headache onset could occur during the presymptomatic or symptomatic phase of COVID-19 and could resemble tension-type or migraine headache.
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Opinion
The plague of racism in our society
June 22, 2020
COVID-19 and racial injustice are both plagues upon our medical house.
News
Where does dexamethasone fit in with diabetic ketoacidosis in COVID-19?
June 22, 2020
Author of new article discussing considerations around diabetic ketoacidosis in the setting of COVID-19 also speaks to the findings this week that dexamethasone could reduce deaths in the severely ill.
News
After the ICU: A ‘fraternity of people who are struggling’
June 19, 2020
In as many as 80% of patients leaving the ICU, researchers have documented what they call post–intensive care syndrome (PICS).
News
CVD risk continues to fall down to systolic BP of 90 mm HG
June 19, 2020
“From an individual level we can now say that in healthy individuals, a systolic pressure in the 90s is not too low. It is a positive thing.”
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Asthma leads spending on avoidable pediatric inpatient stays
June 19, 2020
Asthma costs nearly equaled potentially avoidable hospital bills for diabetes, gastroenteritis, and UTIs combined.
