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News
Association between concurrent use of prescription opiates and benzos
July 31, 2017
Clinical Question: What is the impact of concurrent benzodiazepine use in chronic versus intermittent opioid use on risk for opioid overdose?
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Video
VIDEO: How to discharge new pediatric diabetes cases in 2 days
July 28, 2017
Can children who present to the hospital with new-onset diabetes be discharged sooner?
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News
C diff infection among U.S. ED patients
July 27, 2017
Clinical Question: Should all emergency department (ED) patients with diarrhea, without vomiting, get tested for Clostridium difficile?
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PEARL score for COPD exacerbations
July 26, 2017
Which prognostic score is best at predicting 90-day readmission and mortality for patients admitted with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD)?
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Opinion
Student Hospitalist Scholars: Preventing unplanned PICU transfers
July 25, 2017
SHM Student Hospitalist Scholar Farah Hussain wants to help design interventions to prevent pediatric clinical deterioration and unplanned transfers to the PICU.
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News
Large-scale implementation of the I-PASS handover system
July 25, 2017
Clinical Question: Is a system-wide I-PASS handover system able to be effectively implemented?
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News
CCDSSs to prevent VTE
July 24, 2017
Do computerized clinical decision support systems (CCDSSs) decrease the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in surgical patients?
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News
Rivaroxaban or aspirin for extended treatment of VTE
July 21, 2017
Is full or lower intensity rivaroxaban better for extended treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) as compared to aspirin?
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News
Corticosteroid therapy in Kawasaki disease
July 20, 2017
Corticosteroids combined with intravenous immunoglobulin as initial therapy for Kawasaki disease showed a more protective effect against coronary artery abnormalities, compared with conventional IVIG therapy.
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News
Hospitalizations may speed up cognitive decline in older adults
July 19, 2017
LONDON – Urgent and emergency admissions drove virtually all of the increase in cognitive decline after hospitalization.
