Telemedicine Adoption in the ICU
ICU telemedicine uses audiovisual technology to provide critical care services remotely, typically...
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Hospital Medicine
2014 VEITH Symposium: Gender Differences in EVAR: A 20-Year Look
The Particulars: Data suggest that women have been under-represented in studies that set...
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AHA 2014: Can Overtreatment of AF Increase Dementia Risk?
The Particulars: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) often have comorbid cardiovascular disease...
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AHA 2014: Screening for CAD in Patients With Diabetes
The Particulars: Coronary artery disease (CAD) has been shown to be a major cause of...
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AHA 2014: Persistent Asthma Linked With CVD
The Particulars: Research shows that chronic asthma and cardiovascular disease (CVD) share a...
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AHA 2014: Heart Ischemia & Stress in Women With CAD
The Particulars: Previous research shows that women with coronary artery disease (CAD) younger...
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AHA 2014: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Stenting
The Particulars: Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is recommended for the prevention of thrombotic...
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2014 VEITH Symposium
New research is being presented at the 2014 VEITH Symposium, the 41st Annual Symposium on Vascular...
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Sleep Quality: A Key to Good Health
A good night’s sleep is a key component of good health, but patients’ sleep history often receives...
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Comprehensive Guidelines for Geriatric EDs
The geriatric population in the United States is growing at a faster rate than the total...
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Pediatric GERD Procedures
Clinicians often have difficulty diagnosing GERD and discriminating it from physiologic...
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The Etiquette of Help
“Any surgeon to OR 6 STAT. Any surgeon to OR 6 STAT.” No surgeon wants to hear or respond to a...
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CHEST 2014: Trends in ARDS-Related Mortality
The Particulars: Multiple advances have been made in the treatment of acute respiratory distress...
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CHEST 2014: Portable Ventilator Improves Health Status
The Particulars: A portable noninvasive open ventilation system has been shown in previous...
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The Value of Inpatient Diabetes Education
Hospital readmissions are important contributors to total medical expenditures in the United...
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The Particulars: Data are lacking on the potential magnitude of cost savings from interventions directed at ED encounters. An understanding of ED care and ED-directed healthcare costs by type of visit and the proportion of...
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Ebola, Leadership, and Responsibility
I am a surgeon. I am not an Epidemiologist nor an Infectious Disease specialist. Anything I say on...
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Social Media Tips for Doctors
Recently, I was asked for personal advice on using Twitter. There are many articles out there that...
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Discharge Considerations After Minor Head Injuries
In elderly patients suffering a fall, long-term anticoagulation has been shown to increase the...
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A Look at Non-Urgent ED Visits & Resource Utilization
As healthcare spending in the United States continues to rise substantially each year,...
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