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Carvedilol fails to reduce variceal bleeds in acute-on-chronic liver failure
October 24, 2017
Some improvement seen at 28 days in acute kidney injury, sepsis.
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The opioid epidemic and its impact on the health care system
October 24, 2017
Here are strategies hospitalists can employ to combat the growing use and abuse of narcotics.
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When do patients with SSTIs require hospital admission and IV antibiotics?
October 23, 2017
Skin and soft tissue infections encompass a wide variety of clinical presentations and severity, and can be mimicked by a number of noninfectious medical conditions.
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Sepsis response team does not improve mortality/organ dysfunction
October 23, 2017
A sepsis response team did not have a positive effect on mortality or organ dysfunction in septic patients, compared with standard treatment by a primary care team, according to a study abstract scheduled to be presented at CHEST 2017.[[{"fid":"206723","view_mode":"medstat_image_full_text","fiel...
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Abnormal potassium plus suspected ACS spell trouble
October 21, 2017
BARCELONA – “If you have a patient in the emergency department with a possible ACS and potassium imbalance, you should really be cautious.”
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Pediatric hospitalists take on the challenge of antibiotic stewardship
October 19, 2017
While antibiotic stewardship is an issue relevant to nearly all hospitalists, for pediatric patients the considerations can be unique.
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SHM’s RADEO Program aids safer opioid prescribing
October 17, 2017
A new initiative is helping hospitalists design and implement better inpatient opioid prescribing strategies.
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MI, stroke risk from HFrEF surpasses HFpEF
October 17, 2017
DALLAS – Events go up as ejection fraction declines.
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Hospitalists struggle with opioid epidemic’s rising toll
October 17, 2017
Amid a worsening crisis, a harsh, new light illuminates the inpatient side of opioid prescriptions.
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Ideal intubation position still unknown
October 17, 2017
For an endotracheal intubation, the sniffing position may be a better choice than the ramped position, a new study suggests.
