Standardized Cardiac Telemetry IDs Cardiac Rhythm Change
Use of telemetry with off-site central monitoring unit linked to detection of cardiac rhythm, rate changes
Sickle Cell Trait Doesn’t Up Mortality Risk in U.S. Soldiers
However, SC trait was linked with significantly higher risk of exertional rhabdomyolysis
Memories of Delusions in ICU Include Fact, Fiction
Four themes identified in delusions: family, dynamic spaces, surviving challenges, and constant motion
Liraglutide Not Beneficial in Advanced Heart Failure
No difference in heart function, disease stability or in rates of mortality, rehospitalization
July 2016 Briefing – Pulmonology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for July 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
European Countries Implementing Cost-Sharing
Some financial protections are in place for poorer populations
Hospitalizations for Heart Failure With Preserved EF Common
Patients are older, more often female, more likely to have comorbidities than patients with HFrEF
August Designated National Immunization Awareness Month
Resources available to up immunization include webinars and videos, training program for residents
Exercising One Hour/Day May Eliminate Sitting’s Toll on Health
However, mortality risk significantly up in those watching five hours of television a day or more
Nonvascular Thoracic MRI Improves Clinical Decision Making
MR imaging results in highly significant increase in diagnostic certainty for thoracic surgeons
