What I wish I knew before becoming a hospitalist
January 7, 2022
Finishing residency and beginning a career in hospital medicine is an exhilarating time of autonomy, unlike any time during residency. Now you can finally flex independent clinical skills. However,...
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A different kind of leadership rounds
January 7, 2022
In the early 2000s, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement helped popularize the idea of Leadership WalkRounds, encouraging health care leaders to regularly visit frontline clinical units to hear...
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Predicting cardiac shock mortality in the ICU
November 23, 2021
Including biventricular dysfunction as assessed using transthoracic echocardiography improves clinical risk stratification.
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FIT unfit for inpatient, emergency settings
November 5, 2020
The inappropriate use of FIT in these settings had no positive effect on clinical decision-making.
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When you see something …
August 6, 2020
Even the fields of science and medicine may generate some bad apples.
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US News releases latest top hospitals list, adds COVID heroes
July 28, 2020
Our Hospital Heroes series is a tribute to recognizing individuals at urban and rural hospitals in communities across the country.
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Internists’ use of ultrasound can reduce radiology referrals
July 23, 2020
The use of point-of-care ultrasound in internal medicine has been more controversial than in emergency medicine.
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AHA offers advice on prehospital acute stroke triage amid COVID-19
May 21, 2020
A key goal is to ensure timely transfer of patients while minimizing the risk of infectious exposure for EMS personnel, coworkers, and other patients.
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Transfusion-related lung injury is on the rise in elderly patients
November 14, 2019
SAN ANTONIO – Researchers at the Food and Drug Administration examined trends in potentially life-threatening or fatal transfusion-related adverse events in patients aged 65 years and older.
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Storytelling tool can assist elderly in the ICU
November 12, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO – A graphic-based framework tool helps track best-and worst-case scenarios for elderly patients in the ICU.
