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Top 10 Articles in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Literature, 2025
November 3, 2025
Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) is a field rich with ambition and new advancements, and it is an annual tradition that the top 10 publications within the PHM literature are presented at the PHM...
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PLQS: Innovative Merit Pathway for Hospitalist Recognition and Career Development
November 3, 2025
Over the past two decades, quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) have become integral to the mission of hospital medicine, driving system-wide problem solving and practice changes to improve...
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From Genocide to Healing: The Rebirth of Cambodia’s Hospital System
October 23, 2025
In October 2023, Dr. Brodkin spent two weeks volunteering in Kampot, Cambodia, where he taught medical residents and supervised patient care at the local hospital. During that time, he developed a...
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Coding Corner: Type 1 MI, Type 2 MI, or Non-Ischemic Myocardial Injury
October 1, 2025
An 82-year-old female with a history of hypertension and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) was admitted with fever, hypotension, and confusion. The workup revealed Escherichia coli bacteremia due...
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Using AI/NLP to Improve Clinical Efficiency and Drive Patient-Centered Care in Cancer Research
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Should clinicians use artificial intelligence with natural language processing (AI/NLP) to assess patient messages and review patient concerns to further develop meaningful, novel...
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Patients View Physicians as More Compassionate and Trustworthy When Their Message is Optimistic
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does a pessimistic prognosis alter how patients view their physician? BACKGROUND: Although terminally ill patients often prefer honest prognostic information, physicians have...
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IV Iron Lowers the Risk of HF Hospitalization for Patients with HF (EF <50%) and Iron Deficiency
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does IV iron reduce the risk of heart failure (HF) hospitalization and/or cardiovascular mortality in patients with systolic heart failure (EF <50%) and iron...
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AI-Assisted Patient Screening Improves Rate of Eligibility Determination and Enrollment Compared to Traditional Manual Methods
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: This study compares the efficiency of an AI-assisted screening tool versus manual chart reviews for unstructured data in assessing patient eligibility based on specific...
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SGLT-2 Inhibitors’ Increased Risk of PAD-Related Surgical Events Compared to DPP-4 Inhibitors’ Risk When Used as Add-On Therapy in Diabetes
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Do sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, as add-on therapy for diabetes, increase the risk of amputations, stent placement, or revascularization surgeries compared...
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Liberal Fluid Intake Does Not Worsen Outcomes in CHF
October 1, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does advising liberal fluid intake, compared to fluid restriction, improve health status without compromising safety in stable chronic heart failure (CHF)? BACKGROUND: Fluid...