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Delaying lumbar punctures for a head CT may result in increased mortality in acute bacterial meningitis
April 10, 2018
Can we safely perform lumbar punctures (LP) without neuroimaging in patients with acute bacterial meningitis (ABM)?
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Aim to achieve ‘zero harm’
April 10, 2018
“But the goal of zero harm should become everyone’s new mantra and, to get there, health care providers need to add new dimensions to their typical quality improvement and patient safety efforts.”
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‘Update in HM’ to highlight practice pearls
April 10, 2018
The speakers' selection of the Top 20 journal articles of the year will be presented.
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New guidance for inpatient opioid prescribing
April 9, 2018
The SHM consensus statement advocates the lowest effective dose for the shortest duration possible.
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Simvastatin, atorvastatin cut mortality risk for sepsis patients
April 9, 2018
In addition to supporting cardiac function and inhibiting inflammatory cytokines, these statins appear to exert a direct antimicrobial effect.
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Use of a risk score may be able to identify high-risk patients presenting with acute heart failure
April 9, 2018
Clinical question: Can we use readily available data to risk stratify patients who present to the emergency department in acute heart failure (AHF)?
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Two scoring systems helpful in diagnosing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
April 8, 2018
SAN DIEGO – Both the 4Ts Score or the HIT Expert Probability (HEP) Score performed well in a real-world study.
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Boosting bedside skills in hands-on session
April 8, 2018
‘Interactive focus’ distinguishes training.
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Sound and light levels are similarly disruptive in ICU and non-ICU wards
April 6, 2018
Clinical question: While it is generally thought that ICU wards are not conducive for sleep because of light and noise disruptions, are general wards any better?
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CMS finalizes measures to help combat opioid crisis
April 5, 2018
Federal agencies and leaders are taking a multipronged approach to the opioid crisis.
