News
Fentanyl analogs nearly double their overdose death toll
From 2016 to 2017, carfentanil-related deaths were up 98%.
HM18
Benefits, drawbacks when hospitalists expand roles
Not all role expansion in hospital medicine is good role expansion, experts say.
Career
SHM: My home as a pediatric hospitalist
The Society of Hospital Medicine is a strong supporter of pediatric hospitalists.
Practice Management
The rapidly disappearing community pediatric inpatient unit
Across the U.S., pediatric inpatient units in community hospitals have failed to even flirt with breaking even.
News
Closed-loop insulin control for T2DM is feasible in hospital setting
ORLANDO – Noncritical patients tolerated automated devices and had fewer clinically significant hypoglycemic events.
News
New hypertension guidelines would add 16 million new diagnoses
A new analysis estimates that adopting the 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines would add 15 million Americans to the ranks of the hypertensives,...
Clinical
Rebleeding and mortality after lower-GI bleeding in patients taking antiplatelets or anticoagulants
Clinical question: Is there a difference in lower GI rebleeding risk in patients on antiplatelet medications versus those on...
Public Policy
SHM expresses support for Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
At the moment, the projected wait time for hospitalists from some countries to receive their green cards could easily exceed 25 years.
Clinical
Long-term follow-up of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
Clinical question: What is the expected clinical progression of patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance...
News
DOACs’ safety affirmed in real-world setting
Direct oral anticoagulants were linked with lower bleeding risk, regardless of reason for use. One shone brightest.
Clinical
ICH: Recent NOAC use associated with lower risk of in-hospital mortality, compared with warfarin
Among patients presenting with an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), what is the association between recent anticoagulant use and in-hospital...
News
Primary cirrhotic prophylaxis of bacterial peritonitis falls short
A review of prospective data from 308 cirrhotic patients on antibiotic prophylaxis highlights the limitations of this treatment.
News
For some opioid overdose survivors, stigma from clinicians hinders recovery
Positive steps might include giving stakeholders "sample scripts of ... nonstigmatizing conversations between caregivers and the people...
Clinical
EUS and MRCP as complementary studies in the etiologic diagnosis of idiopathic acute pancreatitis
Should endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) both be used in the diagnostic work-up of idiopathic...
Clinical
SHORT TAKES
The short takes for May's issue of In the Literature.
Clinical
High users of CT pulmonary angiograms have lower diagnostic yields
What physician characteristics are associated with CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) diagnostic yield?
News
Which patients cost most?
Significant predictors included Medicare or Medicaid insurance, lower income, first hospitalization in a large rural hospital, high comorbidity...
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Specialty practices hire more physician assistants and nurse practitioners
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