Guidelines
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VIDEO: AAN MS guidelines aim to help clinicians weigh expanding drug choices
LOS ANGELES – A “dramatically different” landscape of treatment options allows better tailoring to patients, authors say.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: New stroke guideline embraces imaging-guided thrombectomy
The latest U.S. acute ischemic stroke guideline adopts imaging as the main thrombectomy eligibility criterion out to 24 hours after stroke onset...
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CDC: Zika-exposed newborns need intensified eye, hearing, and neurological testing
Findings of postnatal onset of symptoms has prompted new Zika management guidelines for infants.
Conference Coverage
New guideline: Address GTCS frequency to reduce SUDEP risk
BOSTON – Generalized tonic-clonic seizures are a major risk factor for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
From the Journals
Guideline: Prioritize nondrug therapies for low back pain
Prioritize nonpharmacologic therapies for low back pain of any duration, according to an updated guideline from the American College of Physicians...
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CMS offering educational webinars on MACRA
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is offering a pair of webinars aimed at helping physicians navigate the new regulation that...
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Study establishes protocol for perioperative dabigatran discontinuation
Key clinical point: The risk of stroke and major bleeding can be reduced to low levels using a formalized strategy for stopping and then...
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VIDEO: Is JNC 8’s hypertension treatment threshold too high?
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Broad application of JNC-8 would save lives, reduce costs
Key clinical point: Even young patients, in many cases, can benefit from adherence to theJoint National Committee 2014 hypertension guidelines.
Conference Coverage
Telephone CPR training boosts cardiac arrest survival
Key clinical point: Adoption of the most recent AHA guidelines on telephone CPR by EMS dispatchers will lead to vast improvement in survival for...