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    To the Marrow

    November 1, 2005

    A44-year-old male presented with ecthyma gangrenosum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia after a two-year history of fever of unknown origin, pancytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, and splenomegaly.

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    The Red Badge of Katrina

    November 1, 2005

    MDs from Charity and University hospitals recall their experiences treating patients during Hurricane Katrina

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    Where Does Hospital Medicine Begin and End?

    November 1, 2005

    Use of observation units is increasing and hospitalists are taking the lead

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    Tours of Duty

    November 1, 2005

    The lessons learned by hospitalists and other healthcare providers who rendered patient care in dire circumstances during Hurricane Katrina

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    The Doctor Is In

    October 2, 2005

    The benefits of establishing a psychiatric hospital medicine program

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    10 Commandments for Hospitalists

    October 1, 2005

    What I wish for my family, patients, and myself when that time comes

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    The Newtonian Hospitalist

    October 1, 2005

    The forces of our universe are described and measured by a series of laws and equations known collectively as physics. Though we seem far removed from those halcyon (or Halcion) days of college physics, we exist in a universe still ruled by them.

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    The Hepatoadrenal Syndrome, HSS to Treat CHF, Treatment for Atrial Fib, and More

    October 1, 2005

    WORSENING OUTCOMES AND INCREASED RECURRENCE OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AFTER INITIAL TREATMENT WITH METRONIDAZOLE? Pepin J, Alary ME, Valiquette L, et al. Increasing risk of relapse after treatment of Clostridium difficile colitis in Quebec, Canada. Clin Infect Dis.

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    Pediatric Hospital Medicine

    October 1, 2005

    An emerging profession finds focus & leaders

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    TRENDWATCH: The Specialization of Hospital Medicine

    October 1, 2005

    OB/GYN, dermatologic hospitalists? You bet! Niched out practitioners improve outcomes, patient satisfaction