Management of Inpatient Nausea: Pathways, Pharmacology, and Practice
July 1, 2026
In this engaging session, Annie Massart, MD, associate professor in the division of hospital medicine and associate vice chair of faculty development in the department of medicine at Emory University...
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Advances in Pharmacotherapy: New Drugs Hospitalists Should Know
July 1, 2026
This session was presented by Niti Patel, MD, PharmD, assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and Thomas Chen, MD, PharmD, assistant professor of...
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When Less Is More: Aspirin in Patients with Chronic Coronary Syndrome Receiving Oral Anticoagulation
June 18, 2026
Mount Sinai Med-Lit Review Clinical Question: In patients with chronic coronary syndrome and high atherothrombotic risk on long-term oral anticoagulation, does the addition of aspirin improve...
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Low-Dose Morphine as a Treatment for Chronic Breathlessness
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Does low-dose, long-acting oral morphine improve self-reported breathlessness at 28 days for adult patients with moderate to severe chronic breathlessness? Background: Chronic...
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Discontinuation of APMs Post-Discharge Reduces Adverse Clinical Outcomes
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Does discontinuation after discharge of antipsychotic medications (APMs) started for hospital delirium result in reduced adverse clinical outcomes compared to APM continuation...
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De-Escalate Antibiotics for Community-Onset Sepsis After Four Days
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Is de-escalation of broad-spectrum antibiotics (BSAs) safe on encounter day four in patients with community-onset sepsis with no positive tests for multidrug-resistant organisms...
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Digitoxin in Patients with HFrEF May Improve Outcomes
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: In patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF, defined as left ventricular ejection fraction of up to 40% with New York Heart Association class...
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Seven Versus 14 Days of Antibiotics for Gram-Negative Bloodstream Infection
June 1, 2026
Clinical question: Is a seven-day course of antibiotics noninferior to a 14-day course for adults with Gram-negative bloodstream infections? Background: Traditionally, the standard duration of...
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Dalbavancin Non-Inferior, But Not Superior, to Standard Therapy for Treatment of Complicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
March 2, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: Among patients with complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who achieve blood culture clearance with initial therapy, is completion of treatment with dalbavancin superior to...
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Beyond the Med List
February 2, 2026
I still remember one of my first nights on service as a new hospitalist nearly 14 years ago. A frail elderly man had just arrived from the emergency department with congestive heart failure. His...