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Moderate IV Fluid Resuscitation is the Goldilocks of Sepsis Mortality in ICU Patients
April 1, 2025
Clinical question: In patients presenting to the intensive care unit (ICU) for sepsis, which intravenous (IV) fluid resuscitation strategy (restrictive, liberal, or moderate) is optimal for lower...
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Finerenone Reduces HF Events in Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction
March 4, 2025
Clinical question: Does finerenone improve outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF) with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction? Background: Steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor...
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Diagnostic Errors in Patients who Died in the Hospital or were Transferred to an ICU
- Bryan Huang, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, FHM
November 1, 2024
Dr. Huang Clinical question: How often do diagnostic errors occur among hospitalized patients who die or are transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU), and how often do diagnostic errors...
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SHM’s 2024 Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Report Provides Insight into the Perceptions of Hospitalists
October 1, 2024
Ms. Caponiti is SHM’s practice management manager. SHM is excited to announce the publication of the 2024 Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Report. The 2024 Report, based on data...
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Hospitalist Co-management Takes Practice But Can Enhance Patient Care
October 1, 2024
Clearly defined roles are crucial when establishing a co-management program Co-management continues to evolve as hospital leaders and hospitalists find the best ways to use skills and expertise...
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Hospitalists Use POLST to Initiate Patient Conversations About Care Goals
October 1, 2024
Defining life-sustaining preferences Physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) is a single-page medical order form, typically printed on bright pink paper, and signed by a physician,...
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Election Day: The Votes of Hospitalized Patients Matter
- Charles Pizanis, MD, FHM;
- Michelle Thomas, MD
October 1, 2024
Supporting the right to vote for hospitalized patients Election day—it’s coming up. For many Americans, this is an opportunity to shape the future of our country, state, and local communities....
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Common Inpatient Cognitive Errors in Diagnosis and Clinical Reasoning: Practical Applications for the Hospitalist
July 1, 2024
Everyone has cognitive biases that can lead to errors in diagnosis and have a profound impact on patient management decisions. In this thought-provoking session, Dr. Daniel Restrepo, a hospitalist...
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Dr. Stefani Shares His Pride Month Experiences and Thoughts on LGBTQIA+ Healthcare
June 11, 2024
A.J. Stefani, DO, a hospitalist at UnityPoint Clinic Central Iowa Hospitalists in Des Moines, Iowa, says his favorite part of being an SHM member is that it’s “a place for all of us hospitalists...
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Aiming for Equitable Care for Transgender Patients
June 3, 2024
With transgender care under debate among politicians and state laws around the U.S., hospitalists find they must take a leading role in making transgender patients feel welcome and helping them...