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Why Required Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowships Are Unnecessary
- Archna Eniasivam, MD (Introduction Weijen Chang, MD);
- Bradley Monash, MD;
- Leonard Samuel Feldman, MD
October 8, 2016
A few reasons why a required pediatric hospital medicine fellowship is unnecessary and potentially harmful
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The Increasing Presence of Pregnant Patients in Hospital Medicine
November 10, 2014
Twenty years ago, pregnant women rarely appeared in the hospital for reasons other than delivery.
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10 Things Obstetricians Want Hospitalists to Know
November 2, 2014
10 Things Obstetricians Want Hospitalists to Know
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How Should Patients with Acute Hip Fractures Be Managed Perioperatively?
- Brian Wolfe, MD;
- Mary Anderson, MD
November 1, 2013
Surgery is recommended within 48 hours, hospitalists should strive to prevent preoperative delirium and venous thromboembolic disease, postoperative infections
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In the Literature: HM-Related Research You Need to Know
- Alexis E. Shanahan, MD;
- Chad R. Stickrath, MD;
- Mel L. Anderson, MD;
- Section OF
January 2, 2011
Physician reviews of CA-MRSA characteristics, association of gurgling with morbidity and mortality, antibiotics for active ulcerative colitis, outcomes of chest-compression-only CPR, and more
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How should Parkinson’s disease be managed perioperatively?
June 1, 2010
Case
A 67-year-old female with moderately advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) had a mechanical fall in her home, which resulted in a humeral fracture.
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When Should an IVC Filter Be Used to Treat a DVT?
- Division OF;
- Harjit Bhogal, MD;
- Melinda Kantsiper, MD;
- Shaker Eid, MD
March 1, 2010
Case
A 67-year-old man with a history of hypertension presents with a swollen right lower extremity. An ultrasound reveals a DVT, and he is commenced on low-molecular-weight heparin and warfarin. Two days later, he develops slurred speech and right-sided weakness.
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What is the best antibiotic treatment for C.difficile-associated diarrhea?
- Joseph Ming Wah Li, MD;
- Melissa L.P. Mattison, MD
March 1, 2009
CaseAn 84-year-old woman presents with watery diarrhea. She recently received a fluoroquinolone antibiotic during a hospitalization for pneumonia. Her temperature is 101 degrees, her heart rate is...
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To Tube or Not to Tube
August 2, 2006
The implications of PEG tube use in the hospitalized older adult
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Are You Culturally Competent?
September 1, 2005
U.S. demographics require hospitalists to treat a diverse population