The Art of Interpreting EBM: What is The Data on Heparin in ACS?

The Art of Interpreting EBM: What is The Data on Heparin in ACS?

Chief Corner: Today we had the first of many journal clubs at the VA interpreting the data behind the guidelines. In ACS, our knee jerk response is for anticoagulation - but do you know the mortality and morbidity benefits from heparin?

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Chief Corner: Seizures

Chief Corner: Seizures

Let’s talk about seizures…

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Academic Half Day: Acute Coronary Syndrome 8/1/19

Academic Half Day: Acute Coronary Syndrome 8/1/19

In preparation for the upcoming Academic Half Day please read these three articles on Acute Coronary Syndrome. The articles include a reviews as well as a meta-analysis on timing of intervention in NSTEMIs based on TIMI

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Chief Corner: Proteinuria

Chief Corner: Proteinuria

Urine looking frothy? Let’s take a closer look at proteinuria…

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Chief Corner: Nitrates and Chest Pain

Chief Corner: Nitrates and Chest Pain

During our Intern Boot Camp about Chest Pain, someone asked about nitrates and inferior MIs. This made me wonder about what the data is behind this “tradition”.

Would you give nitrates to a patient with an Inferior MI? Let’s look at what the data says…

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