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Too many blood cultures ordered for pediatric SSTIs
SEATTLE – Culture draws were associated with a 20% increase in hospital length of stay.
HM19
Dispatch from HM19: COPD updates
Every COPD exacerbation is associated with economic, social, and mortality burdens.
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AI technology meets AFib detection
An AI-enabled ECG model suggests clinical implications for early identification of atrial fibrillation.
Clinical
Enteral feeding is safe during bronchiolitis HFNC
SEATTLE – Parents feel better when they know their children are “getting food in their belly.”
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U.S. infant mortality continued slow decline in 2017
Massachusetts had the nation’s lowest rate; Mississippi had the highest.
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Short-course azithromycin no benefit in pediatric asthma admissions
SEATTLE – Clinicians should consider these data before prescribing azithromycin to children hospitalized with asthma.
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FDA approvals permit double-immunoassay approach to Lyme disease diagnosis
The streamlined approach to diagnosis may speed treatment of Lyme disease.
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Most patients with new hypertension under revised BP guidelines won’t need pharmacotherapy
ORLANDO – In terms of nonpharmacologic therapies for these patients, the largest benefit is in getting them to lose weight.
Clinical
Gram-negative bacteremia: Cultures, drugs, and duration
Management of gram-negative bacteremia remains a challenging clinical situation for inpatient providers.