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Bridging the Gap: How Do You Interpret an Osmolal Gap?
November 1, 2023
Case A 53-year-old man with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. He drinks three to 12 beers daily and denied ingestion of toxic alcohol. Labs...
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What are Common Pitfalls in Measuring the QTc in Hospitalized Adult Patients?
August 1, 2023
Case Ms. S. is a 60-year-old woman admitted with gastroenteritis and hypovolemia in the setting of three days of nausea and diarrhea. She was also found to have atrial fibrillation with rapid...
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To Anticoagulate or Not? The Ongoing Dilemma Among CAA Patients
April 3, 2023
Case A 93-year-old female with dementia and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) presented after a mechanical fall. She was on apixaban for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) from three months prior, which...
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How Does Thiamine Deficiency Result in an Elevated Lactate?
February 1, 2023
Case A 50-year-old male with a medical history of severe alcohol use disorder and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath and dry cough. Initial...
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Should You Feed Patients Admitted for IBD Flares?
January 3, 2023
Case: A 26-year-old woman with a history of poorly controlled Crohn’s Disease (CD) presents to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of progressively worsening diarrhea for the past two...
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Cephalosporins: How Vital Are They in a Hospitalist’s Toolkit?
December 1, 2022
Case A 57-year-old female with a history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department with complaints of chills, fever, and productive cough progressively worsening...
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Beyond the Basics: How Should We Manage Acute Pain in Hospitalized Patients with OUD?
November 1, 2022
Case A 23-year-old male with opioid use disorder (OUD) with intravenous use is hospitalized with a fever and several weeks of back pain. He is diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...
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How Do You Address Ongoing In-hospital Substance Use Among Adults with SUD?
October 3, 2022
Case A 28-year-old man with a past medical history notable for severe opioid use disorder and aortic valve endocarditis requiring valve replacement was admitted with recurrent bacteremia, prosthetic...
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How to Treat Heart Failure: New Updates
August 1, 2022
Case A 76-year-old man with a medical history of congestive heart failure (CHF) with left ventricular ejection fraction of 30%, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and recent hospitalization for CHF...
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Alcohol Withdrawal: Looking Beyond Benzodiazepines
June 1, 2022
Case Mr. Smith is a 48-year-old man with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and compensated cirrhosis who presented to the emergency department with alcohol withdrawal. He had been consuming one pint of...