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Hospital Addiction Consultative Service Increases MOUD Initiation and Linkage to Follow-up After Discharge
July 31, 2025
Clinical question: Does an addiction-focused consult service increase medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) initiation during inpatient hospitalization and connect patients to follow-up care...
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Oral Versus Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone for Hospitalized Patients With AUD
July 31, 2025
Clinical question: Is there a difference in effectiveness between oral and injectable naltrexone at discharge for alcohol use disorder (AUD)? Background: AUD is common among inpatients, and most do...
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IV Ferric Carboxymaltose in Heart Failure with Iron Deficiency
July 31, 2025
Clinical question: Does IV ferric carboxymaltose improve clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) and iron deficiency? Background: Iron deficiency affects up to half of patients with HF...
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Feeding Tube Use Still Common in Hospitalized Older Adults with Dementia
July 31, 2025
Clinical question: How frequently are feeding tubes placed during hospitalization in older adults with dementia, and what patient or regional factors influence their use? Background: Feeding tube...
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Time to Rethink SBP. Do the Harms Outweigh the Benefits?
July 31, 2025
Clinical question: In the context of increasing antibiotic resistance and changing microbiology of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP), does secondary SBP prophylaxis reduce the recurrence of SBP...
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IV Tenecteplase Before Thrombectomy in Stroke
July 31, 2025
Clinical question: Does IV Tenecteplase administered before endovascular thrombectomy lead to a higher likelihood of functional independence at 90 days compared to endovascular thrombectomy...
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Structured Exercise After Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer
July 31, 2025
Clinical question: Does a three-year structured exercise program, started after adjuvant chemotherapy, improve disease-free and overall survival in patients with resected colon cancer compared to...
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Countertransference
July 31, 2025
He raises his head, fingers curled gently around the tiny ankle of the child on the bed – “I lost my grandson last year,” he says, quiet undertone to rustle of sheets from the next room...
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Room 12-240
July 31, 2025
“What’s the story?” I ask as I walk into room 12-240. I’ve done this dance so many times today in so many different rooms all over the tower. The patient I face now is unknown to me. Strands...
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Heart in Bloom
July 31, 2025
"Heart in Bloom" is a 2025 National Hospitalist Day HM Voices Contest Winner "I was on my cardiology service when I painted this piece. The hospital I was rotating at had its mission...