Better Guidelines for Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism During Pregnancy Needed
Current guidelines to diagnosis pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients offer conflicting recommendations.
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Legionella Outbreaks on the Rise: Could Climate Change Be Responsible?
Lack of plumbing maintenance; aging infrastructure; warm, humid climates; and exposure to the immunocompromised may contribute to an increase in Legionnaires disease.
AHA Issues Scientific Statement on Accurate Blood Pressure Readings
The American Heart Association has updated its scientific statement on blood pressure readings.
Heeding Key “4 Moments” to Reduce Inappropriate Antibiotic Therapy
The “4 Moments of Antibiotic Decision Making” provides simple, structured guidelines on antibiotic prescribing, similar to previous models pertaining to hand hygiene, central line insertion, and other practices.
COPD Biomarkers: More Relevant Measures Needed to Predict Prognosis
The objectivity of biomarkers in COPD to predict medication response, disease severity, and prognosis shows promise, but future trials need to examine biomarkers’ response in patients with COPD subtypes.
New “Old” Therapies in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Clinical Roundtable
In a review of repurposing medications for pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment, dichloroacetate, metformin, and rosiglitazone/pioglitazone had the most preclinical data to support their use.
Infection and Infarction: Cause and Effect?
Investigators sought to confirm long-standing hypotheses that acute infections can lead to myocardial infarction.
Medicaid Work Requirements Are Increasing the Cost of Being Poor and Sick in America
On the surface, a plan to get able-bodied individuals back to work in order to maintain their Medicaid benefits sounds reasonable — until it’s not.
Protecting Patient Privacy: HIPAA Compliance in the Electronic Age
The complexities of today’s high-tech methods of communication, data sharing, and data storage lay practices open to unforeseen and constantly changing threats, requiring vigilance and training of medical staff.
Overcoming Aftershock: Six Ways You Can Prepare to Return to Work After a Long Absence
As with any profession, returning to work after long-term absence because of illness or injury can be daunting for healthcare providers.
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