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LGBTQIA+ Allyship
June 1, 2023
Dr. O’Toole Hospitalists are in a unique position to be allies for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other (LGBTQIA+) community because they’re on the...
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Lidocaine May Be More Beneficial Than Amiodarone for Management of In-hospital Cardiac Arrest
June 1, 2023
Clinical question: Are amiodarone and lidocaine associated with different outcomes for the treatment of in-hospital cardiac arrests? Background: Both amiodarone and lidocaine are recommended in the...
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Our SHM Village
June 1, 2023
I’ve wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember. I wasn’t sure how to get there, and as an inquisitive child, I had a lot of questions. “Is it hard to be a doctor?” “How much is...
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SIG Spotlight: Family Medicine
June 1, 2023
Hospital medicine is often synonymous with internal medicine, but as Bob Dylan famously said, the times they are a-changin’. Family-medicine-trained hospital medicine practitioners may only...
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Chapter Spotlight: St. Louis
June 1, 2023
St. Louis downtown city skyline at twilight. To many, engagement is a buzzword used to make employees feel as if they have a say. Dr. Hoque To Farzana Hoque, MD, MRCP (UK), FACP, FRCP,...
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Multiverse of Medicine
June 1, 2023
A captivating feature of hospital medicine is its variety and flexibility. This manifests daily in our clinical duties caring for a wide spectrum of patients and diseases. While our hours are long,...
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Mr. Desamours Thrives on Serving Others
May 24, 2023
Q & A with Patrick Desamours, MSPA, PA-C, MBA, CHCQM, SFHM, director of APP operations, hospital medicine, US AcuteCare Solutions, Westminster, Md. Perseverance has paid off for Mr. Desamours...
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Dr. Gundareddy Enjoys Making Change Happen
May 1, 2023
Q & A with Venkat Gundareddy, MBBS, MPH, FACP, CHCQM-PA, SFHM, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore Dr. Gundareddy thrives in the variety of his job--clinical, academic, and...
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SHM’s CEO, Dr. Eric Howell, Outlines SHM’s Goals
May 1, 2023
Dr. Howell The cover article of the April issue of The Hospitalist was a message from the SHM president, Dr. Kris Rehm. In her article, she outlined the recently completed vision and mission...
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Procalcitonin to Predict Severity of Acute Cholangitis and Need for Urgent Biliary Decompression
May 1, 2023
Dr. Ally Clinical question: What impact does procalcitonin have on the management of acute cholangitis? Background: Procalcitonin has been used to predict disease severity that may lead...