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Hospitalist conference at ACP meeting
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-06)
A Hospitalist Conference and Luncheon will be held at the annual Missouri ACP Meeting, at Tan-Tar-A Resort, Lake of the Ozarks, in September. Scheduled to begin at 12:15 on Saturday, September 26, the theme of the Conference is Hospital Acquired...
Consultations and hospitalists
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-06)
As we all know, providing and receiving consulta-tions are vital to our Hospitalist duties. National surveys of hospitalists have shown that the per-formance of inpatient consultations is among their most common responsibilities. In this role...
From the journals
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-06)
Two citations of articles of interest to hospitalists....
From the journals
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-07)
Citations, links and brief analysis of three articles of interest to hospitalists....
ID corner : updated IV catheter infection guidelines
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-06)
The IDSA has updated their practice guidelines for IV catheter infections. Citation and link to article.
In pursuit of happiness : Creation of an academic hospitalist wellness committee and well-being survey
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-04)
an academic hospitalist group and identifies areas to focus interventions on both personal and systemic levels....
ID corner : management of Herpes zoster
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-07)
Citation of article in JAMA: Whitley, Richard, A 70 year old woman with shingles. Review of Herpes Zoster.
Case of the month
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-06)
An 86 year old AA woman was referred to University Hospital from the dialysis center where she had complained of worsening dyspnea over the past 2 weeks. She denied cough, fever, chills or rigors. Per her dialysis notes, ...
Case of the month
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-07)
Islands in 2008, he had been living in Missouri over the past year. He denied sick contacts, recent tick bites or significant exposure to animals. He re-ported smoking 5 cigarettes per day. Initial labs revealed a WBC of 4100, with normal Hgb, Hct...
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 ...
Leadless cardiac pacemaker therapy : an overview for the Hospitalist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)
"Each year, approximately 200,000 permanent pacemakers are implanted in the United States and 1,000,000 worldwide.1,2 Since the initial transvenous pacemaker implantation 6 decades ago, improvements in battery longevity, ...
Abdominal pain and normal test results
(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)
Case of the Month : Stroke with fever : don't forget the heart!
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-09)
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)
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, ...
Case Reports : Rheumatoid pleural effusions and trapped lung : An uncommon complication of rheumatoid arthritis
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2015-04)
-articular manifestations (EAMs) that can occur at any time duringthe course of the disease. EAMs affect an estimated 18-41[percent] of patients with RA (1). Renal, pulmonary cardiovascular, nervous, and integumentary system manifestations have all been described. Our case...
The Failing Right Ventricle : An Internist's Guide to the Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-04)
Pulmonary hypertension represents a complex and multifactorial disease with significant implications on patients' morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. The number of patients hospitalized with pulmonary hypertension ...
Impact of 'Transition of Care Model' on hospital ketoacidosis readmission rates : A pilot study
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
To investigate if a" Transition of Care" (ToC) Model at the time of hospital discharge helps in achieving a timely outpatient follow-up and reducing hospital readmission rates with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).