January 2020

Spoon Feed style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Intravenous tranexamic acid may reduce in-hospital mortality, length of stay, and total healthcare costs for patients admitted with hemoptysis.

Spoon Feed style="white-space:pre-wrap;">For elderly patients presenting after syncope, the FAINT Score, a 5-variable risk score, predicted serious 30-day outcomes, although the rule has not had external validation.

Spoon Feed style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Administering 10 units of IV regular insulin plus 25g of IV dextrose causes highly variable changes in blood sugar. Delayed hypoglycemia is common, requiring frequent glucose monitoring.