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Chronic liver disease raises death risk in pneumonia patients
October 8, 2018
SAN ANTONIO – Liver disease increased the risk of intubation in pneumonia patients.
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SPRINT: Pill burden affects ability to reach systolic BP control
October 1, 2018
CHICAGO – Patients in the SPRINT trial were less likely to meet the intensive treatment goal – systolic blood pressure below 120 mm Hg – if they were taking five or more medications a day.
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Low-dose ketamine controls pain from severe chest injury, while sparing opioid consumption
October 1, 2018
SAN DIEGO – The drug may have a benefit among patients whose Injury Severity Score was greater than 15.
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Home telemonitoring for heart failure cuts mortality
September 29, 2018
MUNICH – Large, national German TIM-HF2 trial also shows fewer hospitalizations than with usual care.
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Point-of-care test for respiratory viruses lowers antibiotic use
September 27, 2018
PARIS – In patients presenting with respiratory infections, a point-of-care test for viral infections has been associated with a reduction in unnecessary admissions and antibiotics, saving resources and improving quality of care.
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Signs point to growing abuse of gabapentinoids in the U.S.
September 25, 2018
LAS VEGAS – Several states have made gabapentin a Schedule V controlled substance while others have mandatory reporting of its dispensing and sales to prescription monitoring databases.
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Residents curb IV antibiotic overuse in children
September 23, 2018
ATLANTA – A 21-fold price difference was seen between an IV antibiotic and its oral equivalent.
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Troponin I: Powerful all-cause mortality risk marker in COPD
September 21, 2018
PARIS – The relationship between increased troponin I and increased all-cause mortality was observed in an on-going prospective multicenter cohort.
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Azithromycin for COPD exacerbations may reduce treatment failure
September 17, 2018
PARIS – Started when patients with COPD are hospitalized for an exacerbation, a 90-day course of azithromycin improved multiple outcome measures in a placebo-controlled trial.
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Hospitalist NPs and PAs note progress
September 14, 2018
Integrating NPs and PAs into hospitalist groups successfully is a “nuanced and multilayered” process.
