Connecting with Patients and Colleagues Drives Dr. Khalighi
May 8, 2025
A Q&A with Mehraneh Khalighi, MD, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care Systems, and the University of Washington, division of general internal medicine, Seattle Try different aspects of...
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Coding Corner: Prolonged Services Billing
May 1, 2025
A 66-year-old man with a history of hypertension and stage 4 chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospital for acute pulmonary embolism and started on a heparin drip. It is day two of his...
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What’s New in The Hospitalist
May 1, 2025
The Hospitalist aims to provide articles on key issues and trends in hospital medicine, continually assessing how to deliver engaging, relevant, and useful content. Popular clinical columns include...
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Perioperative Strategy for RASI
May 1, 2025
Clinical question: Should renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASI) be continued or discontinued before major noncardiac surgery? Background: Continuation of RASI perioperatively can predispose to...
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Continuous Versus Intermittent Infusion of β-Lactam Antibiotics in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis
May 1, 2025
Clinical question: Does continuous infusion of β-lactam antibiotics reduce 90-day mortality compared with intermittent infusion in critically ill patients with sepsis? Background: Sepsis, a...
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Healthcare Worker Well-Being After a 5-hour Continuous Communication and Intervention: The Well-B Randomized Clinical Trial
May 1, 2025
Clinical question: Does a brief continuing education intervention improve the well-being of healthcare workers (HCWs)? Background: HCWs’ well-being has been severely impacted, particularly after...
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MOUD and Behavioral Health Interventions after Nonfatal Drug Overdose
May 1, 2025
Clinical question: How often are medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), naloxone, and behavioral health services prescribed after a nonfatal drug overdose, and what is the association between...
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Lactated Ringer’s Administration Improved Outcomes Over Normal Saline Administration During Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Episode
May 1, 2025
Clinical question: Is there a difference in the effectiveness of sickle cell vaso-occlusive episode treatment with lactated Ringer’s (LR) solution versus normal saline (NS)? Background: Initial...
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Bempedoic Acid for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Statin-Intolerant Patients
May 1, 2025
Clinical question: Are there alternatives to statins for primary prevention? Background: Statins that lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol are major therapeutics in reducing both primary...
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Beta-Blocker Interruption or Continuation after Myocardial Infarction
May 1, 2025
Clinical question: Is the interrupted use of a beta-blocker non-inferior to its continued use in patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI)? Background: Patients with MI are often started...