American journal of hospital medicine, volume 2, issue 3 (2018 July-September)
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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, ... -
Evaluating duration of antimicrobial therapy for community-acquired pneumonia in clinically stable patients
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)"In the United States, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) results in an estimated 2 to 3 million diagnoses each year, 10 million physician visits, and 600,000 hospitalizations resulting in a total cost of over 20 billion ... -
A hill hidden by the clouds
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)"A 33-year-old woman, with a past medical history of polysubstance abuse and recently treated infective endocarditis, is admitted with septic shock due to pneumonia. The chest x-ray reveals right middle and lower lobe ... -
Conference calendar (AJHM, volume 2, issue 3, 2018)
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)Calendar of hospital medicine conferences (2018). -
Non-ketonic hyperglycemia presenting with acute hemichorea and ballism
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)Non-ketotic hyperglycemia is a complication of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Rarely, it can present like an acute neurological syndrome with unilateral choreiform and ballistic movements. Such a presentation usually ... -
Elder mistreatment : a case report
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)Elder mistreatment may become increasingly apparent as the elderly population continues to grow. Due to their knowledge and skills, physicians have a unique role in the multidisciplinary teams that care for such patients. ... -
Ask a pathologist : preoperative anemia management
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)This article answers the question: My patient's blood type is O negative, but the platelet transfusion he received yesterday was Rh positive. What is the risk of developing an anti-D alloantibody after exposure to an Rh ...