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COVID-19/heart connection: What hospitalists need to know
August 13, 2020
Be selective in ordering cardiac biomarker tests for COVID-19 patients, cardiologist advises.
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‘Doubling down’ on hydroxychloroquine QT prolongation in COVID-19
August 12, 2020
Patients had progressively longer QT intervals with hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin, but also frequently received other drugs that had QT-prolonging effects, in a new study.
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Continued extension of time for thrombolysis in stroke
August 12, 2020
Is thrombolysis beneficial between 4.5 and 9 hours after onset of stroke in patients with hypoperfused but salvageable regions of brain detected on automated perfusion imaging?
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Consensus document reviews determination of brain death
August 12, 2020
The recommendations are the minimum criteria for the determination of brain death or death by neurologic criteria.
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Opinion
Long-lasting COVID-19 symptoms: Patients want answers
August 11, 2020
Patient who have recovered from COVID-19 may be wondering when their disease will finally resolve.
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COVID-19 cases in children nearly doubled in just 4 weeks
August 11, 2020
AAP president: “In areas with rapid community spread, it’s likely that more children will also be infected.”
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Successful bowel preps linked with modifiable risk factors
August 11, 2020
What are modifiable risk factors associated with inadequate bowel preparation (IBP), and what is the association in hospitalized patients?
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Opinion
iResident: Virtual care on hospital medicine teaching services during a pandemic
August 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic response has demonstrated that virtual care plays an instrumental part in patient care.
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Rapid cycle pediatric simulation exercises promise improved readiness
August 11, 2020
A nonjudgmental but firm critique of weaknesses during urgent care simulation exercises fosters readiness.
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Hypertension often goes undertreated in patients with a history of stroke
August 10, 2020
Uncontrolled hypertension is common, even among those who have survived a stroke.
