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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...

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