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Consensus document on palliative care in cardiorenal patients

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

There is an unmet need to create consensus documents on the management of cardiorenal patients since, due to the aging of the population and the rise of both pathologies, these patients are becoming more prevalent in daily clinical practice. There have yet to be consensus documents on how to approach palliative care in cardiorenal patients.

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EM Quick Hits 61 TEE in Cardiac Arrest, Nebulized Ketamine, Cellulitis Update, SQ Insulin for DKA, Medicolegal DDx Documentation Tips

ECG Cases

Tang on documenting differential diagnoses medicolegal tips. The post EM Quick Hits 61 TEE in Cardiac Arrest, Nebulized Ketamine, Cellulitis Update, SQ Insulin for DKA, Medicolegal DDx Documentation Tips appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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JACC Report Card Documents Excess CV Mortality Among Black Americans

American College of Cardiology

Black Americans suffered nearly 800,000 excess age-adjusted deaths and 24 million excess years of potential life lost due to cardiovascular disease from 2000 to 2022, compared with their White counterparts.

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Experts develop global consensus document on atrial cardiomyopathy

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

An international cardiology working group has published a consensus report on atrial cardiomyopathy in Europace.

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Corinna L. Schultz, MD: Improving Sickle Cell Trait Documentation in Infancy

HCPLive

Schultz discussed the SCtalk trial and its findings at ASH 2024.

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Ep 201 How EM Experts Think Part 2: Data Gathering, Diagnostic and Treatment Decision Making, Test Ordering and Interpretation, Documentation, Emotional Resilience

ECG Cases

How can we document our clinical encounter in a way that considers a differential diagnosis that prioritizes dangerous conditions and improve our thinking around cases? How do the master EM clinicians perform an efficient and targeted history and physical exam?

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Lower your cholesterol early, and stick with it!

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Two new studies document that, despite similar overall exposure to high-fat diet over a lifetime, an intermittent consumption of high-fat diet early in life accelerates atherosclerosis compared with continuous consumption of a high-fat diet.