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Inpatient addiction-medicine consultation services decrease 90-day mortality and seven-day readmission rates, but not 30-day readmission rates or ED utilization
April 1, 2022
Dr. Munoa Clinical question: Do inpatient addiction-medicine consultation services (AMCS) affect patient mortality and medical utilization post-discharge? Background: AMCS are increasingly...
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Higher-than-expected recurrent VTE found in patients with isolated SSPE
April 1, 2022
Dr. Munoa Clinical question: What is the recurrence rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with isolated subsegmental pulmonary embolisms (SSPE) managed without...
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Effectiveness of an analytics-based intervention for reducing sleep interruption in hospitalized patients
April 1, 2022
Dr. Scaletta Clinical question: Can a clinical-decision-support tool enable physicians to identify hospitalized patients who are stable enough to have their nighttime vital-sign checks...
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Safe to treat mild acute diverticulitis without antibiotics outside the hospital?
April 1, 2022
Dr. Scaletta Clinical question: Can clinicians successfully manage mild acute diverticulitis on an outpatient basis without antibiotics? Background: Incidence of diverticular disease is...
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No difference between balanced multi-electrolyte solution versus saline in critically ill adults
April 1, 2022
Dr. Knoeckle Clinical question: Does the use of a balanced multi-electrolyte solution (BMES) for fluid resuscitation in adults admitted to an intensive-care unit (ICU) impact 90-day...
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Efficacy of remdesivir in high-risk non-hospitalized patients
April 1, 2022
Dr. Taghvaei Clinical question: Does the use of remdesivir therapy in symptomatic, non-hospitalized, COVID-19 patients reduce disease progression and hospitalization? Background: Remdesivir...
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The evolution of the hospitalist
March 30, 2022
Dr. Ramanathan Dr. Chmelik The term hospitalist was coined in 1996 in a New England Journal of Medicine article written by Dr. Robert Wachter—often considered the father of the field. The need...
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Learn to surf
March 3, 2022
Recently, three hospitalists turned what could have been a webinar focused on venting into something positive and inspirational. Sharmila Dissanaike, MD, FACS, FCCM, a hospitalist and a trauma,...
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Characteristics of hospitalized patients whose substance use increased amid the impacts of COVID-19
March 3, 2022
Nearly 20 million U.S. adults experience a substance use disorder (SUD) annually,1 leading to more than 650 thousand hospital admissions.2 Large-scale crises like the COVID-19 pandemic can...
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How to manage patients with eating disorders in the inpatient setting
March 1, 2022
Case Dr. Wimberly A 25-year-old female pharmacy student is brought to the emergency department by her parents after a presyncopal episode while at home for a school break. Her parents are...