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Case of the month
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-02)
Orthopedic Surgery requested an inpatient Internal Medicine consultation for evaluation of an 81 year old woman with multiple vertebral fractures of possible pathologic origin. The patient had been in excellent health with ...
ID corner : Swine flu
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-05)
Swine Flu: the words on everyone's lips. It is now referred to as Novel H1N1 influenza out of respect for pigs. But the New England Journal has published a whole issue on this subject.
From the journals
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-10)
Author cites four articles of interest to Hospitalists, with analysis.
National Patient Safety Awareness Week : March 7-13, 2010
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-02)
National Patient Safety Awareness Week will be March 7-13 this year. Many such "awareness weeks" come and go with barely more than a sign in the elevator to recognize their existence. Take a few moments this next month to ...
Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-10)
Abstracts and full text links from recent journals of interest to Hospitalists.
Which variables influence farmer adoption of genetically modified orphan crops? Measuring attitudes and intentions to adopt gm matooke banana in Uganda
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Which farmers are most likely to adopt genetically modified (GM) versions of African carbohydrate staples (also known as orphan crops)? This study investigates the variables that determine attitudes and intentions to adopt ...
Do market returns influence risk tolerance? : Evidence from panel data
(2011)
This study used the 1992-2006 waves of the Health and Retirement Study to investigate changes in risk tolerance levels over time in response to stock market returns. Findings indicate that risk tolerance tends to increase ...
Chinese urban households' security market participation : does investment knowledge and having a long-term plan help?
(2015)
Investment in the securities markets is vital to households' wealth accumulation and financial security. Using data from the 2008 Survey of Chinese Consumer Finance and Investor Education, we found that self-assessed ...
Consumer willingness to pay for genetically modified vegetable oil and salmon in the United States and Norway
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Consumer resistance against GM crops is still substantial in the United States and Europe. We conducted an internet survey in the United States and Norway with more than 1,000 respondents in each country to estimate ...
Factors related to making investment mistakes in a down market
(2015)
Using data from the 2008 FPA-Ameriprise Financial Value of Financial Planning Research Study, this study identifies the factors related to making investment mistakes by moving assets into more of a cash position in a down ...
Consumer debt delinquency by family lifecycle categories
(2014)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to document debt delinquency patterns by family lifecycle categories using multiple data sets that are nationally representative of American families. Findings: The results show that ...
Hydromorphone precipitating serotonin syndrome
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-04)
Opioid medications are an underappreciated cause of serotonin syndrome. Fentanyl, meperidine, and methadone are more commonly associated with this potentially life-threatening side effect. Here, we present the case of a ...
Ask a pathologist : blood product contamination
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-04)
This article answers the question: My patient developed a fever during a packed red blood cell transfusion. What is the likelihood that the fever is due to bacterial contamination of the blood product?
Ask a pathologist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2013-07)
QUESTION: I have heard about the recent increase in Paragonimus kellicotti infections in Missouri. If I am suspicious of this diagnosis in one of my patients, how can I test for it?
Endocarditis
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2013-07)
A recent basic clinical review of Infective Endocarditis in NEJM-Clinical practice.
Evaluation of acute coronary syndrome risk by hospitalists to expedite discharge of low risk patients
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-01)
Chest pain is a leading cause of Emergency Department (ED) visits. Risk stratification of risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) is applied with variability. Revaluation of ACS risk by hospitalists may provide the opportunity ...
Case Reports : Non-traumatic muscle pain in a diabetic
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
The prevalence of diabetes in the adult population in United States is approximately 10[percent] and is expected to rise. The myriad of complexities of this entity, both microvascular and macrovascular is anticipated to ...
Improving primary prevention of coronary heart disease by increasing documentation of Framingham risk scores
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2013-10)
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women, accounting for nearly one-fourth of the deaths in the USA in 2010 [1]. Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of heart disease with about ...
From the journals
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-08)
Author lists five articles that "should be of interest to hospitalists."
Ask a pathologist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2014-04)
This is a response to the question: I heard there is going to be a shortage of FFP [universal donor type AB plasma] from the American Red Cross during the next few months. What should I do when I need to urgently reverse ...