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Anticoagulation Safety in Patients with Cirrhosis and AF
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Do patients with cirrhosis and AF who are treated with anticoagulation have increased adverse safety events compared with patients with cirrhosis and AF who are not treated with...
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Timely Cessation of PPIs in Critically Ill Patients is Associated with Mortality and Morbidity Reduction
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does the timely cessation of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in critically ill patients impact morbidity and mortality compared to those who continue PPI therapy? BACKGROUND: PPIs...
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Apixaban Versus Aspirin for Subclinical AF: Stroke Prevention and Bleeding Risk
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does apixaban reduce the risk of stroke or systemic embolism compared to aspirin in patients with subclinical atrial fibrillation and elevated stroke risk? BACKGROUND: Subclinical...
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Octreotide LAR Reduced Transfusion Needs and Endoscopic Interventions in Angiodysplasia-Related Anemia
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does octreotide long-acting release (LAR) reduce transfusion requirements in patients with angiodysplasia-related anemia? BACKGROUND: Angiodysplasias frequently cause refractory...
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Finding the Magic: Reflections from PHM 2025
November 3, 2025
This year, the Pediatric Hospital Medicine conference opened with a simple challenge: “Find the magic.” After four days in Anaheim, Calif., watching more than 1,100 pediatric hospitalists share...
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Geographic Cohorting — What Have We Learned?
November 3, 2025
The authors review Geographic Cohorting of Adult Inpatient Teams: A Scoping Review, recently published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine (doi:10.1002/ jhm.70096). Geographic cohorting (GCh) refers...
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Should We Use Non-Insulin Diabetic Agents on Inpatients?
November 3, 2025
Since endocrinologists proved they could name studies equally as well as cardiologists with the RABBIT 2 and NICE SUGAR trials, guidelines have recommended the use of insulin for inpatients with...
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Top 10 Articles in Pediatric Hospital Medicine Literature, 2025
November 3, 2025
Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) is a field rich with ambition and new advancements, and it is an annual tradition that the top 10 publications within the PHM literature are presented at the PHM...
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PLQS: Innovative Merit Pathway for Hospitalist Recognition and Career Development
November 3, 2025
Over the past two decades, quality improvement and patient safety (QI/PS) have become integral to the mission of hospital medicine, driving system-wide problem solving and practice changes to improve...
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From Genocide to Healing: The Rebirth of Cambodia’s Hospital System
October 23, 2025
In October 2023, Dr. Brodkin spent two weeks volunteering in Kampot, Cambodia, where he taught medical residents and supervised patient care at the local hospital. During that time, he developed a...