Hypertension Journal

MAY 28, 2024

Over the past 3 decades, a substantial body of high-quality evidence has guided the diagnosis and management of elevated blood pressure (BP) in the outpatient setting. In contrast, there is a lack of comparable evidence for guiding the management of elevated BP in the acute care setting, resulting in significant practice variation.

Blood Pressure 69

Blood Pressure Inpatient Best Practices Hypertension 69

DAIC

MAY 14, 2024

UVA Health's Karen Johnston, MD, the SHINE trial leader, was pleased to see the new insights into best practices for stroke care. The SHINE trial suggests that we as providers need to have a similar concern for high blood sugar after stroke treatment as we do already with other risk factors, such as high blood pressure.”

Strokes 105

Strokes Stroke Thrombolysis Hemorrhage 105

Stroke Journal

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Based on current evidence, we advocate for the widespread adoption of an early bundle of care for patients with intracerebral hemorrhage focused on time-based metrics for blood pressure control and emergency reversal of anticoagulation, with the goal of optimizing the benefit of these already widely used interventions.

Best Practices 75

Best Practices Hemorrhage Blood Pressure Innovation 75

Hypertension Journal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Blood pressure guidelines serve as a beacon of best practice for the diagnosis and management of hypertension. Similar to preceding hypertension guidelines, the 2018 guideline highlighted the myriad risks associated with inadequate blood pressure management and the importance of improving blood pressure control.

Hypertension 45

Hypertension Blood Pressure Best Practices Risk Factors 45

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Earlier identification, along with order set initiation, supports best practice.Method:Patients presenting with nontraumatic HA are assessed by an ED RN to determine if HA reached maximum intensity within one hour of initial onset. If criterion is met, a best practice alert (BPA) triggers within the electronic medical record.

Nursing 40

Nursing Hemorrhage RN Blood Pressure 40

Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Project analysis began by identifying care opportunities. Development of such a process raised the standard of care for this patient population and leads to overall improvement in patient management.

Hemorrhage 40

Hemorrhage Strokes Stroke Best Practices 40

DAIC

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

We could not show it in a short study like this, but I believe this approach of integrating genetic information into routine best practices could save lives and be a game-changer for patients and GPs. QRISK incorporates factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI, smoking status, age, sex, and family history to estimate risk.

Cardiovascular Disease 110

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Best Practices Cholesterol 110