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How do I keep my elderly patients from falling?
September 1, 2009
Case An 85-year-old man with peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, dementia, a history of falls, and atrial fibrillation, which was being treated with warfarin, was admitted for a left transmetatarsal amputation.
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Hospitalized Patients Take MRSA Home
August 27, 2009
Opportunity exists for HM to counsel patients, hospitalist says
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Proof of Concept
August 27, 2009
New quality study confirms hospitalist program value
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A Shorter, Sweeter Stay
August 20, 2009
Orthopedics comanagement program shortens LOS, increases patient satisfaction
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Summer Camp
August 19, 2009
NPP Boot Camp for hospitalized patients a "success"
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Leadership Lessons
August 12, 2009
4-day SHM academy teaches hospitalists what they didn't learn in medical school
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The Happiness Factor
August 12, 2009
5 tips to improve your employees’ job satisfaction
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New Initiative: Defibrillator Delays
August 6, 2009
Hospitalists are positioned to improve procedures and response times
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In the Lit: Research You Need to Know
August 6, 2009
Tailored duration of anticoagulation for DVT based on ultrasound results reduces VTE recurrence
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How should hypertension in pregnant patients be managed?
August 2, 2009
Case You are consulted on a 29-year-old gravida 1 at nine weeks gestation with a two-year history of Type 2 diabetes and hypertension. She is admitted to the obstetric inpatient service for glycemic control. Although prescribed metformin and lisinopril, she ran out of both four months ago.
