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Chapter Spotlight: Pee Dee
June 3, 2024
COVID-19 was brutal on SHM chapters nationwide, immediately forcing events to teleconference technology and eliminating the in-person networking and education that has become a staple of the...
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What is the Best Initial Management of a Pressure Injury?
June 3, 2024
Case A 74-year-old frail man with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease is admitted for severe community-acquired pneumonia. On hospital day four, the nurse reports a new...
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SIG Spotlight: Patient Experience
June 3, 2024
Length of stay, work-relative value units, hospital-acquired infections. There is no shortage of metrics—and their accompanying acronyms—that silo, summarize, and study whether hospitalists are...
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Dr. Shi Revels in the Diversity of Experiences and Opportunities in HM
May 3, 2024
Q & A with Lucy Shi, MD, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, Calif. Dr. Shi felt she had too many interests and not much direction when she first started as a hospitalist. Reflecting, growing,...
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Hospitalists as Disruptors in Healthcare
May 1, 2024
Dr. Kisuule We are living in disruptive times. We are amidst national and global conflict, we survived a pandemic that changed many aspects of our lives permanently, and many of our health...
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Coding Corner: Dazed and Confused
May 1, 2024
An 84-year-old woman with a history of dementia was admitted for worsening confusion over the last two days. Her initial workup in the emergency department is unremarkable including a normal...
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4 Things Hospitalists Can Do to Reduce Nursing Turnover
May 1, 2024
Hospitalists and hospital administrators know the greatest challenge to providing safe, high-quality healthcare day in and day out in the U.S. is adequate nurse staff. Already a problem before the...
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Apixaban Reduces Risk of Stroke or Systemic Embolism in Subclinical AF
May 1, 2024
Dr. Watson Clinical question: Does oral anti-coagulation reduce stroke or systemic embolism risk in subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF)? Background: Studies have shown an increased risk of...
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High Frequency of AF Recurrence in Hospitalized Patients with New-onset AF
May 1, 2024
Dr. Watson Clinical question: What is the frequency of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence in patients with new-onset AF, detected while hospitalized for a noncardiac medical illness or surgery,...
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SGLT-2 inhibitors May Decrease Recurrent Gout Flares in Patients with Type 2 diabetes
May 1, 2024
Dr. Bernal Clinical question: Do SGLT-2 inhibitors decrease gout flares in patients with type 2 diabetes and a known history of gout? Background: Sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors...