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Inpatient Care versus Subacute Care for Long Term Intravenous Antibiotics : Cost from the Patient Perspective
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2016-07)
administration due to difficulties with placement in lower-level care settings. This provides a significant financial burden on both the hospitalized patient and the hospital system. This report highlights the wide discrepancy between costs to the patient between...
Transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring could reduce physical contact with COVID-19 patients
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2021-07)
, 20 (37.7%) required non-invasive ventilation with impending need for intubation and 2 patients (3.8%) who did not require oxygen delivery beyond high flow nasal cannula. Forty patients provided 121 instances of paired measurements of TcCO2 and PaCO2...
Impact of an Inpatient Diabetes Consulting Service on Post Discharge Glycemic Control
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-07)
"Diabetes mellitus has been estimated to affect 30 million Americans in 2015 with an increasing prevalence every year 1. In addition, patients with diabetes have up to a 3-fold increased risk of hospitalization 2. The health care cost for a person...
Feasibility of performing apnea test in a brain dead patient on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is being increasingly used to provide support in patients with refractory cardiopulmonary distress syndromes. Neurological sequelae, either from the ECMO or the hypoxic/hypotensive ...
Review Article : Neuromuscular causes of weakness in critically ill patients
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
Multiple predisposing factors are responsible for the development of neuromuscular weakness in a critically ill patient. Thorough history and physical examination is paramount and should not be omitted despite that the ...
Diagnostic dilemma
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2013-07)
Questions: 1) A 37 year old female is admitted with increasing dyspnea and orthopnea of 1 week duration. 2) A 68 year old male with history of hypertension was admitted with a blood pressure of 220/120 mm/Hg....
Assessment of nursing response to a real-time alerting tool for sepsis : A provider survey
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
An information technology solution to provide a real-time alert to the nursing staff is necessary to assist in identifying patients who may have sepsis and avoid the devastating effects of its late recognition. The objective ...
School of Medicine : announcement 1926-27
(University of Missouri, 1926)
Review of Obesity Paradox
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2021-07)
Introduction: Obesity is a risk factor for many health conditions and complications but may be regarded as a prognostic factor in other conditions. This has been described as the "obesity paradox." The debate whether this ...
School of Medicine : announcement 1924-25
(University of Missouri, 1924)
School of Medicine : announcement 1927-28
(University of Missouri, 1927)
“Who? What? Is that a test?” African Americans in non-metropolitan Midwest U.S. identify knowledge gaps and opportunities for PrEP for HIV prevention
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2021-07)
A substantive gap exists in understanding the knowledge and perception of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among African Americans overall and especially those in non-urban areas. Thus, this analysis explores these issues among heterosexual African...
Missouri hospitalist, issue 38 (2011 May-June)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-05)
Missouri hospitalist, issue 38 (2011 May-June)
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-05)
Do physicians impose clinical care decisions with life and death implications on patients without their knowledge and consent?
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-07)
This case represents what may be an increasingly common problem: decision making by specialists (including hospitalists) who are less informed than the patient's PCP regarding his/her overall clinical status, prognosis and ...
School of Medicine : announcement 1920-21
(University of Missouri, 1920)
Announcement of the School of Medicine, 1914-15
(University of Missouri, 1914)
The following pages will be devoted to a brief consideration of certain questions of interest to all who expect to follow the profession of medicine. It is important that all prospective medical students should know the present status of medicine...
School of Medicine : announcement 1917-1918
(University of Missouri, 1917)
The following pages will be devoted to a brief consideration of certain questions of interest to all who expect to follow the profession of medicine. It is important that all prospective medical students should know the present status of medicine...
Announcement of the School of Journalism, 1913-14
(University of Missouri, 1913)
School of Journalism : announcement 1936-37
(University of Missouri, 1936)