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Summary of guidelines for DMARDs for elective surgery
November 16, 2017
What is the best management for disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for patients with RA, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA)?
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Keep PCI patients on aspirin for noncardiac surgery
November 15, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Perioperative aspirin is more likely to help than harm PCI patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
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VIDEO: Regionalized STEMI care slashes in-hospital mortality
November 15, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Implementation of the AHA Mission: Lifeline program improved treatment times.
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Elderly patients’ view and the discussion of discontinuing cancer screening
November 15, 2017
Clinical question: How do elderly patients feel about discontinuing cancer screening, and how should their doctors communicate this topic to them?
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VIDEO: U.S. hypertension guidelines reset threshold to 130/80 mm Hg
November 14, 2017
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Thirty million Americans became hypertensive overnight.
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Doctors’ and nurses’ predictions of ICU outcomes have variable accuracy
November 14, 2017
How accurate are doctors and nurses at predicting survival and functional outcomes in critically ill patients?
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ARDS incidence is declining. Is it a preventable syndrome?
November 13, 2017
TORONTO – Improvements in hospital practices may be the key to success.
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Incidental lung nodules are frequently not mentioned in hospital discharge summary
November 13, 2017
How often are incidentally found pulmonary nodules and instructions for follow-up included in the discharge summary?
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Home noninvasive ventilation reduces COPD readmissions
November 10, 2017
Is there a benefit to home noninvasive ventilation (NIV) following a hospital admission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation?
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Renal dosing of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation is important in preventing thrombotic and bleeding complications
November 9, 2017
Does renal underdosing and overdosing of non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) impact the risk of thrombotic and bleeding complications?
