Lipid Management in a Diabetes Specialty Clinic: The Process of Increasing Lipid Collection.

The purpose of this quality improvement project was to decrease the study population's overall low-density lipoprotein by implementing multiple interventions targeted to increase the collection rate of yearly lipid profiles at a specific clinic. These interventions were performed in accordance with the American Diabetes Association's practice recommendations for dyslipidemia, which include providing patients with lipid education, yearly screening, and medical management. The barriers to obtaining a fasting lipid panel at least every 12 months include patients' missing appointments, patients' rescheduling appointments, patients not fasting, or outside providers not responding to requests for lab results.

Thrombocytosis during antifungal therapy of candidemia.

Background: Secondary, "reactive," thrombocytosis has been attributed to bacterial infection and treatment with multiple pharmaceuticals and may be associated with an increase in the incidence of gastrointestinal tract bleeding and thrombotic events (eg, stroke).

Objective: To characterize the dynamics of thrombocytosis in patients with candidemia receiving antifungal therapy.

Methods: We initiated a retrospective observational description of patients with candidemia who were treated with antifungal agents.