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Ask about vaping in patients with respiratory symptoms, CDC says
November 20, 2019
New CDC recommendations intended to help HCPs pinpoint and manage vaping-associated lung injuries as seasonal respiratory infections trend upward.
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Documentation tips: Acute respiratory failure
November 20, 2019
Documenting acute respiratory failure accurately matters, regardless if it is, or is not, the primary diagnosis.
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Pulmonary embolism treatment teams adopted widely for complex disease
November 20, 2019
NEW YORK – The challenge of pulmonary embolism is being increasingly addressed with dedicated teams.
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Treatment of recurrent C. difficile infection
November 18, 2019
Guidelines strongly recommend fecal microbiota transplantation for patients who have recurrences.
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FDA approves cefiderocol for multidrug-resistant, complicated urinary tract infections
November 15, 2019
The approval is for patients with limited or no alternative treatment options and includes a warning of Fetroja’s higher all-cause mortality rate.
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Vaping-linked lung injury: 2,172 cases, 42 deaths
November 14, 2019
Forty-two deaths from EVALI have been confirmed in 24 states and the District of Columbia.
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Transfusion-related lung injury is on the rise in elderly patients
November 14, 2019
SAN ANTONIO – Researchers at the Food and Drug Administration examined trends in potentially life-threatening or fatal transfusion-related adverse events in patients aged 65 years and older.
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CDC releases update of 2013 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report
November 14, 2019
The report includes the hopeful news that there were 42 new antibiotics in development as of June 2019.
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Short Takes
November 13, 2019
Check out these brief reviews of 5 key articles appearing recently in medical journals.
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Storytelling tool can assist elderly in the ICU
November 12, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – A graphic-based framework tool helps track best-and worst-case scenarios for elderly patients in the ICU.