Hematology
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New guidelines update VTE treatment recommendations
Compression stockings are out for preventing postthrombotic syndrome
Conference Coverage
WDC: Hemoglobin A1c screening catches diabetes in the hospital
In newly admitted patients with plasma glucose levels at or above 140 mg/dL, check hemoglobin A1c level to screen for diabetes.
Conference Coverage
Expert shares ‘recipe’ for kidney stone disease
What factors are driving the rise in kidney stone disease prevalence?
News
Study characterizes intracerebral hemorrhage with new oral anticoagulants
Key clinical point: Intracerebral hemorrhage related to new oral anticoagulants frequently involves hematoma expansion and doesn’t appear to...
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FDA approves treatment for chemotherapy ODs, life-threatening toxicities
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ASH: Prasugrel does not reduce vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell anemia
Platelet inhibitor prasugrel has failed to show a significant reduction in the rate of vaso-occlusive crises events in children and adolescents...
Clinical Review
Nausea and Vomiting in Cancer: It's Not Always the Chemotherapy
While a frequent presentation in patients with cancer, symptoms are not always treatment-related and may signal a more serious cause.
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Idarucizumab approved as first agent to reverse a novel oral anticoagulant
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First EDition: News for and about the practice of emergency medicine
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No evidence for CLL transmission via blood transfusion
Key clinical point: There is no evidence for higher risk of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) among recipients of blood products from donors who...
Conference Coverage
EASD: Intranasal glucagon reverses hypoglycemia in children and adolescents
Intranasal administration of a glucagon powder successfully increased blood glucose within 20 minutes of simulated hypoglycemia in a study of...