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Sudden loss of taste and smell should be part of COVID-19 screen
April 23, 2020
These signs may be present in many with asymptomatic COVID-19, and therefore asking about them could be a way to prioritize people for initial testing for the virus.
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During a pandemic, infusion center nursing team pitches in to keep patients on track
April 23, 2020
Quick staffing shifts and a can-do attitude have kept an infusion center up and running during the pandemic.
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ABIM and the future of maintaining certification
April 23, 2020
Beginning this year hospitalists will have a choice for how they maintain their certification.
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Latest data on COVID-19 patients with rheumatic diseases revealed in registry
April 23, 2020
Data for a total of 583 COVID-19 patients have now been made available.
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COVID-19 & Mental Health
April 23, 2020
Join us on Thursday, April 23, at 8:30 p.m. EST as we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the mental health of psychiatry patients and providers around the world.
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Signature STEMI sign may be less diagnostic in the COVID-19 age
April 22, 2020
ST-segment elevation, often a ticket to the cath lab, may not indicate STEMI as reliably as before hospitals started to fill with COVID-19 patients, who may have other ST-segment–elevating conditions.
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Management of infants born to mothers with COVID-19
April 22, 2020
Clinicians should protect themselves with Contact and Droplet PPE at all times until an infant’s viral status is known.
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ACEI/ARBs linked with survival in hypertensive, Chinese COVID-19 patients
April 22, 2020
A study drawing from 1,128 hypertensive, Chinese patients with COVID-19 suggested that those on an ACEI or ARB had better 28-day survival.
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Opinion
Transitions: From editor to president
April 21, 2020
Dr. Danielle Scheurer is the outgoing medical editor of The Hospitalist, and president-elect of SHM.
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COVID-19 strikes hard at state-run veterans nursing homes
April 21, 2020
In early March, 35 residents in the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Washington, died due to complications associated with COVID-19. And that facility thus became the first example of how extremely...
