Verify ICH Patients Get VTE Prophylaxis

September 2015

New guidelines will emphasize how to manage patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

This devastating stroke is associated with about 40% mortality.

Work with med staff to implement protocol changes. Include stroke quality measures, such as DVT prophylaxis and rehab assessment.

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Table of Contents

Stroke Verify ICH Patients Get VTE Prophylaxis
New Drugs Expect More Bleeding When Cangrelor Is Used
New Drugs Wait 36 Hours After Stopping an ACEI Before Starting Entresto
New Drugs Feel Comfortable Not Giving Alirocumab During Hospitalization
New Drugs Clarify Which Paliperidone Injection the Patient Is Taking on Admission
New Drugs Feel Comfortable Stopping Tasimelteon on Admission
Influenza Tell Parents Kids Can Receive Either Intranasal or Injectable Flu Vaccines
Antimicrobial Stewardship Help Develop Standardized Treatments for Common Infections
Gastroenterology Verify Patients Have an Indication for PPIs Before Going Home
Stroke Limit the Aspirin Dose to 81 mg in Stroke Patients
Infectious Diseases Switch MSSA Patients From Vancomycin to a Beta-Lactam
Pharmacogenetics Don't Expect Pharmacogenetic Testing to Be Used in Most Patients
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