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Hospitalist update : Refeeding syndrome & hospitalists
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-05)
Hospitalist update : refeeding syndrome & hospitalists
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-05)
Impact of academic hospitalists on American medical education : A compact review
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2014-07)
Hospitalists are physicians whose medical practice focuses on general medical inpatient care. (1) Wachter and Goldman first used the term Hospitalist in 1996 to describe a new type of physician in the United States. (2) Initially, the concept...
From the journals
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-05)
From the journals
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-05)
ID corner : Prevention of IV catheter infections
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-05)
Case of the month : abdominal pain & normal test results
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-05)
Abdominal pain and normal test results
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-05)
Inpatient Management of Bronchial Asthma for the Hospitalist -A Concise Review
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-10)
Asthma is a common inflammatory disease of the airways that leads to significant hospital utilization and health care cost around the world. Despite published guidelines, the diagnosis and treatment of acute asthma ...
Hospital-acquired infections
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2013-04)
Hospitals in Missouri perform surveillance and external reporting for a number of hospital-acquired infections (HAI). We are required to do so variously by the stateof Missouri, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and for those...
Nighttime resident supervision and education: results of a national survey of internal medicine residency program directors
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2022-04)
Over the past several years, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) has issued new restrictions on resident duty hours while calling for increased supervision to ensure patient safety. To meet these requirements, some...
A case of DRESS syndrome due to Vancomycin
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2013-04)
Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a severe systemic reaction that usually begins 2-6 weeks after the introduction of the inciting agent. It is mostcommonly characterized by fever, ...
Acute ischemic stroke management review for the hospitalist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-01)
activator (rtPA) should be administered as soon as possible. Select patients may be eligible for mechanical thrombectomy. Stroke patients shouldbe admitted to a dedicated stroke service to determine stroke mechanism, manage risk factors, and initiate...
A 41 year-old man with gastrointestinal symptoms and an unusual exposure history
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2014-07)
Case Report: A 41 year-old previously healthy man was admitted with chief complaints of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache.
Antibiotic de-escalation in culture-negative healthcare-associated pneumonia
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
The guidelines from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) recommend "early, appropriate antibiotics inadequate doses, while avoiding excessive antibiotics by de-escalation ...
Acute chest syndrome: a narrative review to guide inpatient management
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2022-04)
ACS is defined as a new infiltrate in a chest radiograph involving at least one broncho-pulmonary segment in an individual with one additional clinical finding. There are multiple causes of ACS which include infections, ...
Alcoholic hepatitis
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-04)
Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a clinical manifestation on the spectrum of alcoholic liver diseases related to alcohol consumption. The mildest of these diseases is fatty liver, which can progress to AH and then lead to ...
The relationship between off-site inpatient gastroenterology consultations and timeliness of care delivery
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2023-06)
Introduction: Gastroenterologists are increasingly responsible for providing inpatient care at multiple facilities. Here, we hypothesized that a single gastroenterology team covering two facilities impacts care delivery ...
Rothman Index as a predictor of 30-day hospital readmission
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2021-04)
Introduction: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services financially penalize hospitals for elevated 30-day readmission rates. Identifying patients at high risk for short-term readmission would allow health systems to ...
Acute chest syndrome : a narrative review to guide inpatient management
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2022-10)
Introduction: Acute Chest Syndrome (ACS) is a leading complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) with significant morbidity and mortality. The current practice guidelines lack sufficient detail on the evidence behind our ...