Antimicrobial Resistance to Carbapenems Increasing
Significant trend for consumption of carbapenems and resistance to imipenem in P. aeruginosa
Unstable Vital Signs for About One in Five Hospital Discharges
Presence of one or more instabilities linked to increased risk-adjusted odds of death or readmission
One-Third of Patients Don’t Retain Important Warfarin Info
There is further drop off in information retention six weeks after initial counseling
Considerable Health Care System Burden for Undiagnosed COPD
Despite fewer symptoms than diagnosed patients, they use similar health services for exacerbations
M. pneumoniae Infection Linked to Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Anti-GalC antibodies found in adults, and more often in children, with GBS
RSV Found in Aerosol Particles Surrounding Infants With RSV
Infants with RSV-positive bronchiolitis produce large numbers of aerosol particles with infectious RSV
About Half of Older ICU Survivors Have Functional Recovery
Higher BMI, functional self-efficacy tied to recovery; impaired hearing, vision linked to lack of recovery
Resistant Hypertension Linked to Increased Risk of Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea with resistant HTN linked to increased risk of ischemic heart event, congestive heart failure
CA-125 Strategy Cuts Death, Readmission in Heart Failure
Effect mainly driven by reduction in rate of rehospitalizations, but not mortality
IV Immunoglobulin Use Up in Interstitial Lung Disease
No studies support use of IVIg in ILD, but increasingly being used off-label for refractory cases
