American Journal of Hospital Medicine, Table of Contents, Volume 1 Issue 4. October-December 2017....

Calendar of events.

Calendar of events.

Key recommendations from the 2017 Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Infectious Diarrhea...

With this issue, we are launching a Quality/ Safety Section to focus on quality improvement, patient safety topics and methods important to Hospitalists....

The roles of non-physician providers, such as physician assistants (PA) and nurse practitioners (NP), are constantly evolving in the United States healthcare system. They are a vital part of many inpatient multi-disciplinary ...

Question: I ordered serologic testing for Lyme disease for one of my patients and I’m not sure how to interpret the results of the Western blot. The blot shows a few dark bands, but the report indicates it is not sufficient ...

Five article citations of interest to hospitalists.

The IDSA has just released practice guidelines for the evaluation of fever and infection in older adults who are in LTCFs.

, and diuretics for symptomatic relief (1). With few advances made over the past few decades, the principles of treating HFrEF have been revolutionized following the results of the PARADIGM-HF trial (Prospective comparison of ARNI with ACEI to Determine Impact...

Many pediatric primary care clinics fall short in providing comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services to adolescent patients resulting in missed opportunities for pregnancy prevention, delays in sexually ...

The treatment of acute ischemic stroke is dependent on timely recognition. After ensuring airway, respiratory and circulatory stability, NIHSS should be performed and urgent CT scan obtained. If no exclusions exist, ...

say, of journalism's concentration in expensive, coastal cities that are inaccessible to people of lower classes. This study examines how an outlet's geographic location influences its coverage of class by comparing local and elite coverage...

Cardiac arrest remains an increasing health problem, leading to thousands of cardiopulmonary resuscitation attempts annually. With variations in code blue documentation and post-event team debriefings, a standardized ...

Approximately 50% of antibiotics prescribed are not necessary, nevertheless in the United States among the many outpatient prescriptions, few are more widely prescribed than antibiotics. The inappropriate use of ...