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Inhaled Corticosteroids Increase Risk of Serious Pneumonia in Patients with COPD
Risk is higher with fluticasone, lower with budesonide
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Ambulatory Patients with COPD Exacerbations Can Be Managed Without Antibiotics in the Absence of Increased Sputum Purulence, Elevated C-Reactive Protein
Increased sputum purulence and CRP >40 mg/L identified COPD patients likely to have a clinical failure without antibiotics
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Pre-Operative Angiotensin Axis Blockade Increases Risk of Hypotension, Acute Kidney Injury with Major Orthopedic Surgery
Increased risks from AAB therapy resulted in longer lengths of hospital stay
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American College of Physicians Releases Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Anemia in Heart Disease Patients
ACP recommendations for red blood cell transfusion, use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents
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Risk Stratification Model Predicts Continued Stability in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism
Negative troponin, absence of right ventricular dysfunction associated with clinically stable pulmonary embolism
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Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol for Chest Pain Results in Earlier Discharge of Low-Risk Patients
Accelerated diagnostic pathway combining TIMI score, EKG, zero- and two-hour troponin levels resulted in twice the proportion of early discharges...
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Restrictive Blood Transfusion Strategy with Trigger Hemoglobin <7 G/Dl Improves Clinical Outcomes
Transfusion strategy decreases risk of rebleeding, cardiac events, total mortality in patients with critical illness, bleeding
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ED Observation Syncope Protocol Reduces Resource Use Without Compromising Safety
Protocol decreased admission rates, length of hospital stay, costs for intermediate-risk patients with no impact on safety, patient satisfaction,...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Leadership Academy Heads to Honolulu in November
Courses in leadership foundations, advanced leadership techniques help hospitalists hone skills
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Society of Hospital Medicine Sponsors Glycemic Control Mentored Implementation Program
Program supports development, implementation of hospitals' glycemic control measures; quality care of inpatients with hyperglycemia, diabetes