Factors Driving Expanded Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke
There are dueling laments between what could be called “the stroke industrial complex” and the physicians on…
Pearls From the Medical Literature
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Factors Driving Expanded Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Acute Ischemic Stroke
There are dueling laments between what could be called “the stroke industrial complex” and the physicians on... -
Antibiotics, Hospital Admission May Not Help Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
There is a bit of an axiom that circulates in medical school: “Half of what you’re learning... -
Expanded Testing for Pulmonary Embolism Leads CT Scan Overuse
In the vast ocean of medicine, few diagnostic dilemmas descend so quickly into madness as does pulmonary...
Antibiotics, Hospital Admission May Not Help Uncomplicated Diverticulitis
There is a bit of an axiom that circulates in medical school: “Half of what you’re learning…
Expanded Testing for Pulmonary Embolism Leads CT Scan Overuse
In the vast ocean of medicine, few diagnostic dilemmas descend so quickly into madness as does pulmonary…
New Developments in Direct Oral Anticoagulant Safety and Indications
Much has changed in the realm of oral anticoagulation over the past few years. Beginning with the…
Focus on Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Can Interfere With Early Sepsis Detection
If you provide direct patient care in a hospital setting, you no doubt have great familiarity with…
Endovascular Intervention for Stroke May Become Alternative to tPA
For the last decade and a half, patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke have had one active…
ACEP Clinical Policy on Intravenous Tissue Plasmogen for Stroke Continues to Evolve
In 2013, ACEP updated its clinical policy for the use of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for…
Clinical Practice Guidelines Updated for Diagnosing, Treating Pediatric Bronchiolitis
Buried in mid-winter, January generally portends the ramping up of bronchiolitis season in the majority of the…
Oseltamivir’s Broad-Use Effectiveness Against Seasonal Influenza Questioned
Have you enjoyed the lovely summer and fall? I hope so because as some people say, “winter…
Emergency Physicians Don’t Follow Evidence When Prescribing Antibiotics, and That Needs to Change
Modern medicine is stuffed full of egregious waste. Whether unnecessary imaging for lower back pain, scandalous improper…