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The Future of Better Patient Care
June 1, 2011
“Portable Ultrasound” pre-course unveils almost-limitless possibilities, hospitalist says
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HM11 BREAKOUT SESSIONS OVERVIEW
June 1, 2011
A roundup of key presentations spanning clinical, career, academic, and practice management issues
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HM11 Special Report: Pediatric Perils
June 1, 2011
Balanced, risk-based approach appropriate for ALTEs
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What Corticosteroid is Most Appropriate for treating Acute Exacerbations of CoPD?
June 1, 2011
Systemic corticosteroids are recommended for patients admitted with AECOPD, with benefits including shortened recovery time, improved lung function and hypoxemia, prolonged time to subsequent exacerbation, and reduced rates of treatment failure and hospital length of stay.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Experts discuss new anticoagulant therapies
June 1, 2011
Hospitalist Geno Merli and attorney Howard Bremer discuss new therapies and challenges to warfarin
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The Value Proposition
June 1, 2011
Hospitalists can improve quality and decrease costs at the same time
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Tablet technology benefits HM efficiency, patient satisfaction
May 1, 2011
My view of the hospital bed is no longer at the foot, standing up, with weighted pockets. It’s seated, in a chair, at the bedside.
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ABIM Recognizes Hospitalists via Focused Practice Re-Certification
May 1, 2011
Dozens now recognized by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the Recognition of Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine (FPHM) program
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What Is the Best Approach to Medical Therapy for Patients with Ischemic Stroke?
May 1, 2011
Aspirin is the only antiplatelet agent shown to be effective in early treatment and secondary prevention.
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In the Literature: HM-Related Research You Need to Know
May 1, 2011
Physician reviews of 16 HM-related studies, including rivaroxaban for VTE, cost-effectiveness of dabigatran in Afib, outcomes at acute-stroke centers, and effect of BNP testing on hospital LOS