Article
Initiation of Empagliflozin in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Decompensated HF Improves Clinical and Symptomatic Outcomes at 90 Days
January 3, 2023
Dr. Kerley Clinical question: Does initiation of empagliflozin in hospitalized patients with acute decompensated heart failure improve clinical outcomes and symptom burden? Background: Studies...
Article
Update: Caring for COVID-19 Patients in the Hospital
January 3, 2023
Severe cases of COVID-19 infections continue to necessitate hospitalization more than two and a half years after the pandemic first hit. A total of 26,996 patients were hospitalized with COVID-19 in...
Article
Nursing Shortages Stress Existing Staff and Patient Care
December 1, 2022
The burden on critical care nurses during the pandemic has been well-documented, resulting in many nurses leaving their jobs. Even before the pandemic, the study United States Registered Nurse...
Article
Beyond the Basics: How Should We Manage Acute Pain in Hospitalized Patients with OUD?
- Anna Maria South MD;
- Eloise Fields, DO;
- Laura Fanucchi, MD, MPH;
- Michelle R. Lofwall MD DFAPA DFASAM
November 1, 2022
Case A 23-year-old male with opioid use disorder (OUD) with intravenous use is hospitalized with a fever and several weeks of back pain. He is diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...
Article
Dear patients…
- Swati Mehta, MD, FACP, CPXP, SFHM
October 3, 2022
Dear patients... Yes, we heal what ails. We also comfort, when all else fails. We apply bandages to physical wounds, suture them well. We apply salve to your emotional scars, listen intently to...
Article
Antiplatelet Medications and the Risk of ICH in Patients with Metastatic Brain Tumors
October 3, 2022
Dr. Vaidyan Clinical question: Do antiplatelet medications increase the risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in patients with metastatic brain tumors? Background: Brain metastases increase...
Article
DES reduce the risk of ISR in patients with ICAS compared to BMS
August 1, 2022
Dr. Snipe Clinical question: In patients with symptomatic high-grade intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS), does the use of a drug-eluting stent (DES) reduce the incidence of in-stent...
Article
Bringing Acute-Level Care to the Patient: Key Steps for Hospital at Home
August 1, 2022
Shutterstock.com As the hospital at home concept and care model gets more attention nationally, hospitalists often provide the leadership, clinical expertise, and labor needed to get these...
Article
Hospital Administrator Brings More Than a Decade of Experience to the Table
June 9, 2022
A Q & A with Tiffani Panek, MA, SFHM, CLHM, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Among her accomplishments and accolades, Ms. Panek is a volunteer member of The Hospitalist’s editorial board....
Article
LGBTQIA+ Patient Care
June 1, 2022
Where are we and where are we going? The LGBTQIA+ community has doubled since it was first measured in 2012, according to a 2022 Gallup poll—it now includes 7.1% of Americans.1 As the community...