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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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Bridging Healthcare Disparities: A Call to Action for LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Care
June 3, 2024
LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Care Venn Diagram Our first and foremost duty in healthcare is to provide our patients with compassionate and equitable care. Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
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Coding Corner: Billing by Time
June 3, 2024
A 66-year-old man with a history of hypertension was admitted to the hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath. He was found to have an acute pulmonary embolism on CT pulmonary angiography...
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Frequent PT in Hospital Increases Home Discharge for Pneumonia Patients
June 3, 2024
Clinical question: Does increased frequency of physical therapy (PT) for hospitalized pneumonia patients affect their discharge to home versus to a post-acute care facility? Background: Each year,...
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Elevated fibrinogen and D-dimer relative to C-reactive protein linked to cognitive deficits post-COVID-19 hospitalization
June 3, 2024
Clinical question: Are acute blood biomarker profiles predictive of cognitive deficits following COVID-19 hospitalizations? Background: Cognitive deficits have been observed in many patients after...
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Liberal transfusion strategy in acute myocardial infarction patients with anemia not shown to significantly reduce recurrent MI or death
June 3, 2024
Clinical question: What should be the transfusion target for patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction (MI) with anemia? Background: Data on the optimal transfusion target for patients with MI...
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High-sensitivity versus conventional troponin in assessing PE risk
June 3, 2024
Clinical question: Is high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) better at predicting outcomes for hemodynamically stable pulmonary embolism (PE) than conventional cardiac troponin I...
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Limited utility in using NT-proBNP rather than functional capacity to estimate risk of perioperative MACE
June 3, 2024
Clinical question: Does adding N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) to clinical risk scores provide a better estimate of the risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) among...
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Semaglutide reduces major adverse cardiovascular events by 20% in patients with cardiovascular disease
June 3, 2024
Clinical question: Does semaglutide reduce cardiovascular events in non-diabetics with cardiovascular disease? Background: While glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists reduce cardiovascular events...
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Comparing in-hospital adverse events in elderly postoperative delirium patients: haloperidol versus atypical antipsychotics
June 3, 2024
Clinical question: Are in-hospital adverse events worse in post-operative delirium patients treated with haloperidol compared to atypical antipsychotics? Background: Post-operative delirium is...