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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
Publish date: January 7, 2022
Dr. Lublin Clinical question: Can an active diagnostic protocol including a D-dimer and...
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D-dimer thresholds rule out PE in meta-analysis
Publish date: 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
Publish date: 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
Publish date: 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?
Publish date: 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
Publish date: 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
Publish date: 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
Publish date: 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
Publish date: 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
Publish date: 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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