Alexis N. Lopez, MD

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Inhaled Corticosteroids Increase Risk of Serious Pneumonia in Patients with COPD

Author:: Alexis N. Lopez, MD

Publish date: July 2, 2014

Risk is higher with fluticasone, lower with budesonide

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Inhaled Corticosteroids Increase Risk of Serious Pneumonia in Patients with COPD

Author:: Alexis N. Lopez, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2014

Risk is higher with fluticasone, lower with budesonide

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Ambulatory Patients with COPD Exacerbations Can Be Managed Without Antibiotics in the Absence of Increased Sputum Purulence, Elevated C-Reactive Protein

Author:: Alexis N. Lopez, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2014

Increased sputum purulence and CRP >40 mg/L identified COPD patients likely to have a clinical failure without antibiotics

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Pre-Operative Angiotensin Axis Blockade Increases Risk of Hypotension, Acute Kidney Injury with Major Orthopedic Surgery

Author:: Alexis N. Lopez, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2014

Increased risks from AAB therapy resulted in longer lengths of hospital stay

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American College of Physicians Releases Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Anemia in Heart Disease Patients

Author:: Alexis N. Lopez, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2014

ACP recommendations for red blood cell transfusion, use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents

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Risk Stratification Model Predicts Continued Stability in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism

Author:: Alexis N. Lopez, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2014

Negative troponin, absence of right ventricular dysfunction associated with clinically stable pulmonary embolism

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Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol for Chest Pain Results in Earlier Discharge of Low-Risk Patients

Author:: Alexis N. Lopez, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2014

Accelerated diagnostic pathway combining TIMI score, EKG, zero- and two-hour troponin levels resulted in twice the proportion of early discharges c...

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Restrictive Blood Transfusion Strategy with Trigger Hemoglobin

Author:: Alexis N. Lopez, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2014

Transfusion strategy decreases risk of rebleeding, cardiac events, total mortality in patients with critical illness, bleeding

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ED Observation Syncope Protocol Reduces Resource Use Without Compromising Safety

Author:: Alexis N. Lopez, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2014

Protocol decreased admission rates, length of hospital stay, costs for intermediate-risk patients with no impact on safety, patient satisfaction, q...