Hematology
From the Journals
Too few Michigan children with SCD receive pneumococcal, meningococcal vaccines
Children with SCD still were doing better than those without the disease in up-to-date vaccination status.
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Five-year survival for non-Hodgkin lymphoma tops 71%
The most advanced cases are the most likely to be diagnosed.
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Does warfarin cause acute kidney injury?
SAN DIEGO – Consider increased monitoring of renal function in certain patients.
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Consider caregiver oral health for children with bleeding disorders
SAN DIEGO – Ask parents if they’ve had a cavity in the last year.
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Reduced intensity conditioning doesn’t protect fertility
SALT LAKE CITY – Normal puberty does not equate to normal fertility, researchers found.
Conference Coverage
Key to MGUS and myeloma may lie in Iceland
An Icelandic study could show whether screening an asymptomatic general population for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance is...
Conference Coverage
Time to scrap LMWH for prevention of placenta-mediated pregnancy complications?
SAN DIEGO – “It’s time to put the needles away for pregnant patients,” said Dr. Marc Rodger.
From the Journals
Meta-analysis finds no link between stroke and sickle cell trait
Neither crude stroke incidence rates nor regression analysis indicated a link between sickle cell trait in African Americans and stroke.
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Few acutely ill hospitalized patients receive VTE prophylaxis
The results “imply that there is a significantly unmet need for effective VTE prophylaxis in both the inpatient and outpatient continuum of care...
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Bilateral nonpitting edema and xerotic skin
When treatment for cellulitis and a suspected exacerbation of congestive heart failure failed, we ordered a biopsy. The pathology report made the...
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Protocol helped identify hospitalized children at risk for VTE
SAN DIEGO – Children with hospital-acquired VTE tended to be more medically complex, a single-center study showed.