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Table of Contents
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-01)
Contents of American journal of hospital medicine, Volume 1, Issue 1, January-March 2017....
Conference calendar (AJHM, volume 1, issue 1, 2017)
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-01)
Calendar of hospital medicine conferences (2017)....
ID corner
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-01)
Should an interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) or a tuberculin skin test (TST) be performed in individuals in whom it has been decided that testing for latent tuberculosis is warranted?
Missouri hospitalist : nine years on
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-01)
Observations in the history of Missouri Hospitalist journal by its creator and editor....
Ask a pathologist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-01)
This article answers the question: My patient carries a diagnosis of chronic anemia and has been treated for irondeficiency in the past with minimal to no improvement. How can I differentiate between iron-deficiency anemia ...
New antimicrobials
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-01)
to using the new antimicrobials include lack of susceptibility testing, cost and reimbursement issues. This article describes the new antimicrobials an internist will have contact with....
From the journals
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-03)
Citations with analysis of two articles of interest to Hospitalists.
Post coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery thyroid storm : a near miss
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-01)
an early comprehensive assessment could have potentially prevented a prolonged and complicated hospital course....
Radiological modalities in the diagnosis and screening of liver cirrhosis and its complications
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-01)
Liver cirrhosis is the pathologic outcome of many chronic liver diseases, in which repeated injury to the liver results in fibrosis, scarring, and ultimately functional impairment.
Headache : Could it be esophageal cancer?
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-01)
Brain metastasis in patients with primary esophageal carcinoma is rare and has a poor prognosis. Here we report a case with brain metastasis as the initial presentation for patient's esophageal cancer.
Literature Review of Brevibacillus Laterosporus and Related Species
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-01)
"Brevibacillus laterosporus is a gram-positive aerobic bacillus that is rarely associated with human infection. A review of multiple online databases revealed fewer than ten total reports of infection by this genus of ...
"The Show" must go on : improving the no show rate in an internal medicine resident clinic through continuous quality improvement using lean methodology
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-01)
"'No shows' or missed appointments impede optimal medical care and organizational functioning, particularly in primary care setting 1. They lead to expenses associated with loss of the continuity of care, inadequate control of chronic diseases...
Ask a pathologist : again. Faster. The impact of MALDI-TOF technology on rapid microbial identification and changes in hospital practice
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-01)
"Question: I've heard about a new technology called MALDI-TOF for rapid identification of microbial organisms. What is it and how will it impact hospital medicine?"...
Innovative Treatment for Inferior Vena Cava Thrombosis without Use of Thrombolytics
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-01)
the risk of bleeding. Moreover, they lengthen hospital stays and have many contraindications. The Inari ClotTriever is an innovative device for percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy. We present a case of an ileofemoral DVT with extension to the inferior vena...
Non-Caucasian race, chronic opioid use and lack of insurance or public insurance were predictors of hospitalizations in cyclic vomiting syndrome
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2021-01)
hypothesized that history of psychiatric comorbidity, chronic opioid use, lack of insurance and African American (AA) ethnicity would increase the risk of hospitalizations."--Introduction....
A re-challenging case
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-01)
"Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors (ICI) are associated with multiple cardiotoxic effects. Balancing adverse effects with anti-tumor response poses a challenge to treating advanced cancers. The safety of re-starting ICI therapy ...
Dangerous use of loperamide to counteract withdrawal symptoms from prescription opiates
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-01)
Increased awareness of opioid overuse in recent years has brought a new set of problems for both patients and clinicians. A 36-year-old woman with severe opioid use disorder began self-treating withdrawal symptoms with ...
Case of the month
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-03)
A 72 year old male presented to the MU Internal Medicine inpatient service with a two month history of fatigue and malaise. He reported URI symptoms and low grade fevers during this period for which he had been seen at several outpatient facilities....
Acute esotropia in the setting of heroin withdrawal
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-01)
Acute onset of concomitant esotropia presenting with diplopia can be seen in the setting of heroin withdrawal. We report a case of acute esotropia in a young white male during heroin withdrawal. A sudden onset of eye ...