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Pulmonology

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    Active diagnostic strategy for pulmonary embolism in COPD exacerbations does not significantly alter a composite clinical outcome compared to usual care

    January 7, 2022

      Dr. Lublin Clinical question: Can an active diagnostic protocol including a D-dimer and computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) for pulmonary emboli (PE) improve outcomes for...

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    D-dimer thresholds rule out PE in meta-analysis

    December 14, 2021

    Data from a large review support use of D-dimer levels to diagnose PE without imaging.

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    Apixaban outmatches rivaroxaban for VTE in study

    December 6, 2021

    These real-world findings may guide selection of initial anticoagulant therapy, according to authors of the paper.

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    No serious CV risks for elderly after Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

    December 2, 2021

    A French study adds to other evidence that the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine does not increase the risk for serious cardiovascular adverse events in elderly individuals.

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    Scientists ask whether Omicron can outrun Delta: How fast does it spread?

    November 29, 2021

    The fact that Omicron is already spreading in the presence of Delta, “which outcompeted all the other variants, is worrisome.”

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    Text-based COVID monitoring system could reduce deaths, relieve ED in winter surge

    November 17, 2021

    The new program could play a role in decreasing disparities in COVID outcomes, says an investigator.

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    Comparing pulmonary embolism mortality risk scores 

    November 16, 2021

    How well do risk scores estimate mortality outcomes in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE)? 

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    Racial bias in pulse oximetry results confirmed

    November 4, 2021

    Black patients with respiratory failure had a statistically significantly higher risk of occult hypoxemia, compared with White patients.

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    Fluoroquinolones linked to sudden death risk for those on hemodialysis

    October 25, 2021

    Most patients undergoing hemodialysis have a least one risk factor for drug-induced QT interval prolongation.

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    Sepsis multiplies in-hospital mortality risk in COPD

    October 21, 2021

    Among nearly 7 million hospitalizations in which the primary diagnosis was COPD, nearly 65,000 (0.93%) patients experienced sepsis as a complication.

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