Search results for "Heart failure"
MKSAP Quiz: Asthma exacerbation in a 35-year-old woman
This week's quiz asks readers to evaluate a 35-year-old woman who presents to an urgent care center for an acute exacerbation of asthma.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/02/3.htm
2 Apr 2013
ACC/ACR release recommendations on imaging in heart failure
Recommendations on the appropriate use of imaging in heart failure patients were released by the American College of Radiology and the American College of Cardiology Foundation last week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/30/5.htm
30 Apr 2013
Medication choices, treatment escalation covered by new algorithm
A comprehensive algorithm for the management of diabetes was released last week by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the American College of Endocrinology.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/04/30/6.htm
30 Apr 2013
Model may predict which coronary artery disease patients benefit from high-dose statins
Incremental treatment effects of high-dose statin therapy over usual-dose statin therapy in coronary artery disease patients can be estimated by a prediction model made up of 13 easy-to-measure clinical predictors that are readily available in clinical practice, a study concluded.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/21/4.htm
21 May 2013
MKSAP Quiz: fatigue and fever of 3 days' duration
A 52-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with fatigue and fever of 3 days' duration. He is a health care worker and has a bicuspid aortic valve. He takes no medications. In the hospital, his blood cultures become positive for gram-positive cocci and grow methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. What is the most appropriate management?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/04/3.htm
4 Jun 2013
AHA and ACC update heart failure guidelines
New and revised recommendations on the treatment of heart failure were released last week jointly by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Heart Association.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/11/5.htm
11 Jun 2013
MKSAP Quiz: worsening heart failure
A 78-year-old man was admitted to the hospital 5 days ago for worsening heart failure. There were bibasilar crackles and dullness to percussion at both posterior lung bases. Jugular venous distention, an S3, and lower extremity edema were present. Chest radiograph revealed cardiomegaly, vascular congestion, and moderate-sized bilateral pleural effusions. What is the most likely cause of this patient's pleural effusion?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/25/3.htm
25 Jun 2013
MKSAP Quiz: dizziness, shortness of breath and palpitations
This week's question asks readers to evaluate a 76-year-old woman in the emergency department with dizziness, shortness of breath, and palpitations that began acutely 1 hour ago.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/09/3.htm
9 Jul 2013
New models predict risk of readmission after PCI
Researchers have developed two models to predict patients' risk of readmission within 30 days of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/09/5.htm
9 Jul 2013
Telmisartan and valsartan associated with fewer hospital admissions than other ARBs, study finds
In patients with diabetes, telmisartan and valsartan were associated with lower rates of hospitalization for cardiovascular events than other angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), according to a recent retrospective study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/07/16/4.htm
16 Jul 2013