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Empagliflozin After Acute Myocardial Infarction (EMPACT-MI)
January 1, 2025
Clinical question: Does starting empagliflozin for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and new onset systolic heart failure (HF) or congestive symptoms reduce the risk of first...
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Clinical Risk Score Predicts Arterial Thrombosis in Survivors of Intracranial Hemorrhage
January 1, 2025
Clinical question: Among survivors of hemorrhagic stroke, who is at high long-term risk of arterial thrombosis? Background: Patients who survive intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) are at increased risk...
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Implementing and Evaluating a DBN Initiative in a Large Tertiary Care Urban Hospital
- Jose Luis Alcaraz Alvarez, MD
January 1, 2025
Clinical question: What is the impact of implementing discharge before noon (DBN) initiatives on discharge time and other factors such as length of stay (LOS), 30-day readmission, and ED boarding...
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Understanding Potentially Preventable 7-Day Readmission Rates in Medical Oncology Patients
January 1, 2025
Clinical question: What are the rates and the underlying risk factors for seven-day, unplanned, potentially preventable re-admission (PPR), among solid tumor patients in a medical oncology...
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SHM Hill Day 2024
January 1, 2025
Members of SHM met with legislators and staff to discuss important issues affecting hospitalists and their patients during SHM’s annual Hill Day in September On September 26, 2024, SHM’s...
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Global Hospital Medicine
January 1, 2025
Dr. Ajala worked at the Tibetan School of Medicine in Dharamsala, India, where she shadowed the Dalai Lama’s personal physician How do U.S. hospitalists find their way into international...
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Illicit Medetomidine Use with Fentanyl
- Gagandeep Dhillon, MD, MBA;
- Nikhil Sood, MD
January 1, 2025
Medetomidine is a non-opioid veterinary anesthetic drug and a synthetic alpha-2-adrenoceptor agonist that is not approved for human use. Increasingly, it’s being used with illicitly manufactured...
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Running Dry: How Hospitalists Can Conquer the IV Fluid Crisis
- Mihir H Patel, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, CLHM, SFHM
January 1, 2025
Intravenous fluids are undeniably essential in modern medicine, acting as a critical conduit for delivering hydration, electrolytes, medications, and nutrition to patients. They are vital for...
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Residents Look Forward to a New Year
January 1, 2025
The beginning of a new year is often a time of reflection and introspection as people make plans for the coming year and for their futures. Last month we enjoyed hearing from seasoned hospitalists,...
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Job Hunt Essentials for Hospitalists
- Maria Maldonado, MD and Laura Paletta-Hobbs, MD
January 1, 2025
What is a curriculum vitae (CV) and why is it important? Much like a firm handshake, your CV serves as your initial introduction. It’s often the first document potential employers review, making it...