Cardiology
Do blood thinners + stroke treatment = danger? Study indicates the risk is low
Millions of Americans take aspirin or other drugs every day to reduce their risk of heart attacks or other problems caused by blood clots.
Mar 13, 2013
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News tagged with academic medicine
Medications
Ketamine is a safe, effective alternative to opioids in treating acute pain in the ED
Intravenous, low-dose ketamine (LDK) is as effective as intravenous morphine in the control of acute pain in adults in the emergency department (ED). That is the finding of a study to be published in the October 2018 issue ...
Oct 15, 2018
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Other
Anesthesiology trainees' debt impacts moonlighting, career
(HealthDay) -- Having high medical school debt increases the likelihood of anesthesiology residents moonlighting and joining practice groups with debt repayment programs, while decreasing their odds of pursuing academic medicine, ...
Jul 3, 2012
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Health
New study finds what makes a good mentor and mentee
How-to books are full of advice on what makes a good mentor. But what makes a good mentee and what chemistry is needed to make the relationship work?
Nov 30, 2012
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Health
Multimodal intervention can reduce PIVC insertion in the emergency department
Peripheral intravenous cannula (PIVC) insertion in the emergency department can be reduced using a multimodal approach designed to support critical thinking and promote clinically appropriate peripheral intravenous cannula ...
Dec 27, 2017
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Medical research
LOOP technique for I&D of abscesses in adults is safe, effective alternative to I&D with packing
The LOOP technique for incision and drainage (I&D) of abscesses in adults is a safe and effective alternative to the traditional I & D with packing and may offer an alternative to the standard regimen in the treatment of ...
Dec 16, 2020
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Health
One in five physicians unaware their patients have central venous catheters
One in five physicians was unaware a hospitalized patient had a central venous catheter, which is commonly used for laboratory monitoring or to administer life-saving treatments such as IV delivery of antibiotics, nutrition, ...
Oct 20, 2014
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Health
Acute physical exercise improves executive function
(HealthDay)—Acute physical exercise improves executive function in children, adolescents, and young adults, according to a meta-analysis published online March 6 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Mar 12, 2013
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Cardiology
Acute aortic dissection should be suspected with pulse or neurologic deficit and hypotension
In the appropriate clinical setting, suspicion for acute aortic dissection should be raised when patients present with findings that have a high specificity and high positive likelihood ratio (hypotension, pulse deficit, ...
Apr 23, 2018
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Medical economics
As hospitals walk the tightrope of patient data-sharing, one system offers a new balance
Every major medical center in America sits on a gold mine. The data they hold about their patients and research participants could be worth millions of dollars to companies that would explore it for clues that could lead ...
May 28, 2020
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