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Urine for a Surprise
July 1, 2006
A 58-year-old white female presented with a two-week history of severe fatigue.
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Expert Testimony and the Hospitalist
July 1, 2006
Advice from SHM's Ethics Committee
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Hospital Med in the Land of Rocky Top
June 1, 2006
Methodist Medical Center enjoys growth and popularity
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Changing of the Guard
June 1, 2006
SHM inducts new officers for 2006-2007
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Insulin Therapy, C. Diff Update, LMWH or UFH for Acute Coronary Syndrome
May 2, 2006
C. Difficile Update Loo VG, Poirier L, Miller MA, et al. A Predominantly clonal multi-institutional outbreak of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea with high morbidity and mortality. N Engl J Med. 2005 Dec 8;353(23):2442-2449. McDonald LC, Killgore GE, Thompson A, et al.
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An Analysis of Clinical Reasoning Errors
May 1, 2006
Kempainen RR, Migeon MB, Wolf FM. Understanding our mistakes: a primer on errors in clinical reasoning. Med Teach. Mar;2003:25(2);177-181. Many hospitalists are involved in processes to reduce errors in the hospital.
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Invaluable Assistants
April 1, 2006
The vital relationship between hospitalists and physician assistants
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Medical Errors, Appropriate Dress for Physicians, Blood Cultures for Pneumonia Pts, and More
April 1, 2006
Rothschild JM, Landrigan CP, Cronin JW, et al. The critical care safety study: the incidence and nature of adverse events and serious medical errors in intensive care. Crit Care Med.
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Two New Inhaled Insulin Products
April 1, 2006
The scoop hospitalists need to know about Exubera and Levemir
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New Task Forces Formed
April 1, 2006
Three new initiatives enhance SHM membership value