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Hospitalist update : Will mobile phone use increase the incidence of healthcare associated infections?
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2012-03)
Mobile technology has added another avenue of nosocomial infection and these devices are increasingly being used by hospitalists, patients, visitors and other health care workers. Hospitalists should lead the effort to combat this relatively new...
Volunteerism among hospitalists and non-hospitalists at academic and community medical centers in North Carolina
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-04)
Volunteerism is common in the United States, though less is known about volunteerism among medical professionals. We aimed to record and compare volunteer activities among hospitalists and non-hospitalists in academic and community centers....
ID Corner : Urinary tract infections
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2012-03)
"In the Clinic" from annals on UTIs.
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....
From the journals
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2012-03)
Cites the following: Surrogate decision makers' interpretation of prognostic information: a mixed-methods study; End-of-life care discussions among patients with advanced cancer: a cohort study; The cost of satisfaction: ...
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 to identify patients...
Crohn's disease and enterocutaneous fistulas
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2012-03)
Fistulas that arise in association with Crohn's Disease are classified as those with no evidence of active disease (type 1) and those associated with intra-abdominal abscess formation (type 2). This distinction is important ...
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, ...
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 ...