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Month: February 2019

Effects of Intravenous Landiolol on Heart Rate and Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Tachyarrhythmias and Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Single-Center Experience.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Reducing Unnecessary Treatment of Asymptomatic Elevated Blood Pressure with Intravenous Medications on the General Internal Medicine Wards: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Assess Before Rx: Reducing the Overtreatment of Asymptomatic Blood Pressure Elevation in the Inpatient Setting.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Things We Do For No Reason: Contact Precautions for MRSA and VRE.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Things We Do For Good Reasons: Contact Precautions for Multidrug-resistant Organisms, Including MRSA and VRE.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

The Not-My-Problem Problem.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Adherence to Recommended Inpatient Hepatic Encephalopathy Workup.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Analysis of Readmissions Following Hospitalization for Cellulitis in the United States.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Close Patient Follow-up Among Patients Receiving Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Clinical Guideline Highlights for the Hospitalist: The Use of Intravenous Fluids in the Hospitalized Adult.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Early improvement in severely ill patients with pneumonia treated with ceftobiprole: a retrospective analysis of two major trials.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Anticoagulation in Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Medically Ill Patients: Potential Impact of NOACs.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Effects of Obesity on Warfarin Reversal With Vitamin K.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis and Risk for Acutely Medically Ill Patients Stratified by Different Ages and Renal Disease Status.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Outcomes of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation for patients with end-stage liver disease.

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Posted on February 28, 2019

Long-Term Management of Venous Thromboembolism: Lessons from EINSTEIN CHOICE and Other Extension Trials.

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Posted on February 27, 2019

Higher odds of irritable bowel syndrome among hospitalized patients using cannabis: a propensity-matched analysis.

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Posted on February 27, 2019

Esaxerenone: First Global Approval.

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Posted on February 27, 2019

Factors Influencing Oral Anticoagulation Prescription for Patients Presenting to Emergency Departments With Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter.

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Posted on February 27, 2019

The association between insurance status and diagnostic imaging for acute abdominal pain among emergency department patients in the United States, 2005-2014.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Add-on benzodiazepines for psychosis-induced aggression.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Discharge against medical advice from hospitalizations for substance use disorders: The potential impact of the Affordable Care Act.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Medication Reconciliation in the Hospital: An Interactive Case-Based Session for Internal Medicine Residents.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

B-Type Natriuretic Peptides and Cardiac Troponins for Diagnosis and Risk-Stratification of Syncope.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Prognosis of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in critically ill patients.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Recommendations for Institutions Transitioning to High-Sensitivity Troponin Testing: JACC Scientific Expert Panel.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Measuring Hospital-Acquired Complications Associated With Low-Value Care.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Worsening renal failure in patients with acute heart failure: the importance of cardiac biomarkers.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Use of a best practice alert linking Clostridoides difficile infection test results to a severity-based treatment order set.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Tolvaptan for Volume Management in Heart Failure.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

The utility of peripheral blood leucocyte ratios as biomarkers in infectious diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Posted on February 26, 2019

Corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of influenza.

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Posted on February 25, 2019

Acute kidney injury following contrast media administration in the septic patient: A retrospective propensity-matched analysis.

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Posted on February 25, 2019

Effect of a HEART Care Pathway on Chest Pain Management Within an Integrated Health System.

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Posted on February 25, 2019

Using clinical decision support through the electronic medical record to increase prescribing of high-dose parenteral thiamine in hospitalized patients with alcohol use disorder.

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Posted on February 25, 2019

Single-Dose Dalbavancin and Patient Satisfaction in an Outpatient Setting in the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections.

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Posted on February 24, 2019

Association of serum uric acid change with mortality, renal function and diuretic dose administered in treatment of acute heart failure.

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Posted on February 24, 2019

Dabigatran dual therapy with ticagrelor or clopidogrel after percutaneous coronary intervention in atrial fibrillation patients with or without acute coronary syndrome: a subgroup analysis from the RE-DUAL PCI trial.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Comparable effect of tolvaptan in heart failure patients with preserved or reduced ejection fraction.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Preventing Hypoglycemia Following Treatment of Hyperkalemia in Hospitalized Patients.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Updates in Management and Timing of Dialysis in Acute Kidney Injury.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Limitation of Life-Sustaining Care in the Critically Ill: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Things We Do for No Reason: The Use of Thickened Liquids in Treating Hospitalized Adult Patients with Dysphagia.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

The Safety of Expectant Management for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction: A Systematic Review.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Aspiration Pneumonia in Older Adults.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage in acute-on-chronic liver failure: prevalence, characteristics, and impact on prognosis.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Immune thrombocytopenic purpura.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Integrating bedside nurses into antibiotic stewardship: A practical approach.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

2018 Practice guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Practical Guide to the Identification and Diagnosis of Asthma-COPD Overlap (ACO).

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Posted on February 23, 2019

The rise of Clostridioides difficile infections and fall of associated mortality in hospitalized advanced cirrhotics.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Identifying Novel Sepsis Subphenotypes Using Temperature Trajectories.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Effect of changing urine testing orderables and clinician order sets on inpatient urine culture testing: Analysis from a large academic medical center.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Adherence to fluid resuscitation guidelines and outcomes in patients with septic shock: Reassessing the “one-size-fits-all” approach.

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Posted on February 23, 2019

Once-Daily Plazomicin for Complicated Urinary Tract Infections.

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Posted on February 21, 2019

Rivaroxaban for Thromboprophylaxis in High-Risk Ambulatory Patients with Cancer.

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Posted on February 21, 2019

Risk factors for small bowel bleeding in an overt gastrointestinal bleeding presentation after negative upper and lower endoscopy.

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Posted on February 21, 2019

Things We Do for No Reason: Prescribing Docusate for Constipation in Hospitalized Adults.

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Posted on February 21, 2019

Things We Do For No Reason: Sliding-Scale Insulin as Monotherapy for Glycemic Control in Hospitalized Patients.

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Posted on February 21, 2019

Diagnostic Stewardship: A Clinical Decision Rule for Blood Cultures in Community-Onset Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.

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Posted on February 21, 2019

Eravacycline: A Review in Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections.

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Posted on February 21, 2019

Efficacy of quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment with lactate concentration for predicting mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department.

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Posted on February 21, 2019

Effect of rapid influenza diagnostic tests on patient management in an emergency department.

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Posted on February 21, 2019

Acute encephalitis in immunocompetent adults.

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Posted on February 21, 2019

Ultrasound-guided vascular access in critical illness.

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Posted on February 20, 2019

Emergency department door-to-antibiotic time and long-term mortality in sepsis.

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Posted on February 20, 2019

Bag-Mask Ventilation during Tracheal Intubation of Critically Ill Adults.

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Posted on February 20, 2019

Extended-duration betrixaban versus shorter-duration enoxaparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in critically ill medical patients: an APEX trial substudy.

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Posted on February 20, 2019

Adjunctive Intermittent Pneumatic Compression for Venous Thromboprophylaxis.

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Posted on February 20, 2019

Proton pump inhibitors and risk of acute and chronic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study.

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Posted on February 20, 2019

Please stop using venous thromboembolism (VTE) outcomes for Pay-for-Performance and Public reporting.

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Posted on February 20, 2019

High 30-day readmission rates associated with Clostridiumdifficile infection.

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Posted on February 20, 2019

Implications of culture collection after the first antimicrobial dose in septic emergency department patients.

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Posted on February 20, 2019

Ebola virus disease.

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Posted on February 20, 2019

Risk Factors for Community-Acquired Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Infections-A Retrospective Study of Symptomatic Urinary Tract Infections.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Elevated Plasma D-Dimer in Adult Community-Acquired Pneumonia Patients is Associated with an Increased Inflammatory Reaction and Lower Survival.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Ultrafiltration versus diuretics for the treatment of fluid overload in patients with heart failure: a hospital cost analysis.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Effects of Roflumilast on Rehospitalization and Mortality in Patients.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Implementation of a point-of-care ultrasound skills practicum for hospitalists.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

High-dose Intravenous Immunoglobulin to Treat Spontaneous Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia Syndrome.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Serial assessment of spot urine sodium predicts effectiveness of decongestion and outcome in patients with acute heart failure.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Association of intensive care unit admission and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Elective Naloxone-Induced Opioid Withdrawal for Rapid Initiation of Medication-Assisted Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Do Antibiotics Improve Patient Outcomes in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Diastolic dysfunction on echocardiography does not predict survival after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic stent-shunt in patients with cirrhosis.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Cardiovascular Events and Hospital Deaths Among Patients With Severe Sepsis.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Mechanisms of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients Hospitalized for Noncardiac Conditions.

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Posted on February 19, 2019

Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Discontinuation and Mortality in Critically Ill Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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Posted on February 18, 2019

Universal screening for Clostridioides difficile in a tertiary hospital: risk factors for carriage and clinical disease.

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Posted on February 17, 2019

Factors associated with readmission and mortality in adult patients with skin and soft tissue infections.

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Posted on February 17, 2019

Impact of Optimal Medical Therapy at Discharge on 1-year Direct Medical Costs in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Retrospective, Observational Database Analysis in China.

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Posted on February 17, 2019

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants with amiodarone, P-glycoprotein inhibitors, or polypharmacy in patients with atrial fibrillation: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Posted on February 17, 2019

Syncope in the German Nationwide inpatient sample – Syncope in atrial fibrillation/flutter is related to pulmonary embolism and is accompanied by higher in-hospital mortality.

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Posted on February 17, 2019

Long-Term Effects of Oxygen Therapy on Death or Hospitalization for Heart Failure in Patients With Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction

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Posted on February 17, 2019

National Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with Cancer and Comorbid Heart Failure.

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Posted on February 17, 2019

Organ Failure due to Systemic Injury in Acute Pancreatitis.

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Posted on February 16, 2019

A decision-aid tool for ICU admission triage is associated with a reduction in potentially inappropriate intensive care unit admissions.

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Posted on February 16, 2019

Biomarkers for the prediction of early pulmonary embolism related mortality in spontaneous and provoked thrombotic disease.

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Posted on February 16, 2019

Dispersal of gram-negative bacilli from contaminated sink drains to cover gowns and hands during hand washing.

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Posted on February 16, 2019

Procalcitonin, mid-regional proadrenomedullin and C-reactive protein in predicting treatment outcome in community-acquired febrile urinary tract infection.

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Posted on February 16, 2019

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