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Coding Corner: Come on In (Patient)!
December 2, 2024
A 38-year-old woman with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) is admitted to the emergency department-run observation unit at a local community hospital for a severe UTI and is...
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To Preround or Not?
December 2, 2024
Modern hospital medicine practice is diverse and characterizable through its willingness to innovate and be inclusive of new ideas and perspectives. While hospitalists aspire to evidence-based...
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Less Bloat, More Clarity: Optimizing Inpatient Notes
November 1, 2024
PHM 2024 Session Recap The objectives of this session were to define note bloat, identify unnecessary contributors to clinical note length, describe methods to decrease extraneous data and improve...
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Growing Pains: How to Successfully Navigate Inpatient Pediatric-to-Adult Care Transition
November 1, 2024
PHM 2024 Session Recap In this interactive workshop, the presenters, Ruchi Doshi, MD, Colby Feeney, MD, Kelly Grannan, MD, Christy Mulligan, MD, Rachel Peterson, MD, and Jesse Rhodes, MD, (who were...
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“Is There a Doctor in the House?” Responding to Medical Emergencies Outside of the Hospital
November 1, 2024
PHM 2024 Sesson Recap For hospitalists who are accustomed to caring for sick patients, encountering emergencies outside of the hospital is far beyond our comfort zones. To quell anxieties and...
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Anchors Away! Operationalizing the Diagnostic Timeout to Overcome Cognitive Bias
November 1, 2024
PHM 2024 Session Recap This session began with a discussion of a patient presentation pediatric hospitalists are very familiar with—a toddler with vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain most...
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Diagnostic Errors in Patients who Died in the Hospital or were Transferred to an ICU
November 1, 2024
Dr. Huang Clinical question: How often do diagnostic errors occur among hospitalized patients who die or are transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU), and how often do diagnostic errors...
Early Switch to Oral Antimicrobial Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
November 1, 2024
Dr. Toy Clinical question: Is an early switch to oral antimicrobial therapy in low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection non-inferior to standard intravenous antimicrobial...
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GLP-1 RA Use is Associated with Increased Residual Gastric Contents in Appropriately Fasted Patients Before Elective Procedures
November 1, 2024
Drr. Taylor Clinical question: Does Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1 RA) use lead to an increased risk of aspiration in patients undergoing anesthesia for elective...
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Opioid Prescribing and Outcomes in Patients with SCD Post-2016 CDC Guideline
November 1, 2024
Dr. Klubnick Clinical question: Did the 2016 U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain change opioid prescribing practices and...