Hospital costs higher for patients discharged to postacute care
The average cost of U.S. hospital stays for injury or illness in patients discharged to postacute care is more than double that of visits with routine discharges, according to the Agency for... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 7, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
MPT64 rapid test may miss TB caused by <i>M. africanum</i> strain
Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium africanum West Africa 2 is significantly less likely to be detected by a MPT64 rapid antigen test than is M. tuberculosis, according to a research... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 7, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
What difference would an empagliflozin CVD indication make?
When a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee met on June 28 to consider a new indication for the type 2 diabetes drug empagliflozin – reduction of cardiovascular mortality in patients with... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 7, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Apologizing for medical errors
Question: A patient was admitted with heart failure, developed deep vein thrombosis, and was started on warfarin and Lovenox as “bridge” therapy. On day 4, the patient achieved anticoagulation... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 7, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Severe psoriasis upped lymphoma risk in large cohort study
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Psoriasis of all severities was linked to a 3.5-fold increase in risk of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and severe psoriasis upped the associated risk of Hodgkin lymphoma by about 2.5... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 6, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
