Stories Category: Intensive Care
FDA Approves Carnexiv Injection for Seizures
The FDA has approved Carnexiv (carbamazepine) injection as a short-term replacement therapy for oral carbamazepine formulations for adults with certain seizure types.... read more
High Hospital Profits Hurt Medicine, Expert Says
Is the medical profession losing the race to attract the best and the brightest? In a commentary published in the American Journal of Medicine, retired cardiologist Robert M. Doroghazi, MD, explains how high hospital profits... read more
CT said to be 'effective gatekeeper' for coronary angiography
Study found the length of stay was shortened by 22.9 hours with CT, and patients preferred noninvasive testing.... read more
Beating the Dunning-Kruger Effect at Its Own Game
Dunning-Kruger effect occurs when individuals assume that their competency in a given area is significantly higher than it is.... read more
Carotid stenting tied to cardiovascular events in real-world study
Carotid stenting was associated with a 30% higher risk of cardiovascular events than that of carotid endarterectomy during 12 years of follow-up in a large real-world study.... read more
New Certifications Confirm Growing Influence Of Knowledge Professionals On Nursing Practice, Patient Care
PCCN-K and CCRN-K credentials from AACN Certification Corporation recognize contributions of nurses who positively influence care delivered to acutely and critically ill patients.... read more
Long-Term Oxygen for COPD with Moderate Desaturation
The prescription of long-term supplemental oxygen did not result in a longer time to death or first hospitalization than no long-term supplemental oxygen in patients with stable COPD.... read more
Cardiotoxicity from Ca Immune Tx; Worried Sick; Bee Sting Heart Damage
Worried sick? Anxiety about health was associated with increased likelihood of ischemic heart disease.... read more
Fatal Myocarditis – Rare New ADR With Immunotherapy
Two case reports of fatal myocarditis occurring in patients with melanoma being treated with immunotherapy, which appear to be a T-cell-driven drug reaction.... read more
Elevated Cardiac Troponin T Levels May Be Associated With Cerebral Microbleeds
In the future, hs-cTnT may be a possible risk marker upfront of treatment decisions, especially in patients combined with detected CMBs.... read more
Ebola adapted to better infect humans during 2013-2016 epidemic
Researchers have identified mutations in Ebola virus that emerged during the 2013-2016 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa that increased the ability of the virus to infect human cells.... read more
Five strategies can reduce risk of medical lawsuits
Five strategies can be employed by physicians in order to help reduce the risk of lawsuits, according to an article published in Medical Economics.... read more
Glyburide Promising for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke
Although the study did not demonstrate efficacy of glyburide, differences were seen in the amount midline shift at 3-4 days. In the current study, 86 patients with large (82-300 cc) anterior circulation stroke were randomized... read more
New non-invasive imaging method for showing oxygen in tissue
Learning how to look inside a body without having to cut it open is still an important part of medical research. One of the great challenges in imaging remains the visualization of oxygen in tissue.... read more
Impact of a high loading dose of amikacin in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock
With a loading dose of 30 mg/kg of amikacin, concentration was potentially suboptimal. The pharmacodynamic target (60 mg/L < C max < 80 mg/L) recommended by French guidelines was reached in 41.8% of patients and was... read more
A New Technology Sees Through Walls and May Save Your Life Someday
Where people can only see color through visible light in three bands - red, green and blue, hyperspectral imaging (HSI) divides the spectrum into dozens or hundreds of bands.... read more
8 changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2017
CMS issued its update to the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The changes include a number of new policies that reflect a broader agency-wide strategy to enhance quality, spend smarter and improve Americans' health.... read more
