Recent Submissions

  • Special announcement : thanks to the 2018 reviewers 

    (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-10)
    A special thanks to the 2018 reviewers.
  • Something has to change 

    Hahn-Cover, Kristin; Jones, Catherine Messick (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-10)
    "When you have the thought, 'Something has to change', what do you do? Often, the decision to change is prompted by a problematic or undesired outcome, or a process that is frankly broken. What change is required in order ...
  • Provider follow-up calls : a brief intervention to improve patient satisfaction scores 

    Nookala, Vinrod; Singh, Pratiksha; Sarao, Manbeer Singh; Ennala, Sravanthi (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)
    "Background: Patient-centered care is the future of hospital services. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) is the first of its kind, national, publicly available standardized survey. ...
  • Green urine from propofol 

    Bredehoeft, Cole T.; Rist, Rebecca T.; Rojas-Moreno, Christian A. (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)
    "A 65-year-old female, with past medical history of hypertension and chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), was admitted after endoscopic resection of colonic polyps and ...
  • Duration of antibiotic therapy 

    Rojas-Moreno, Christian (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-10)
    "With the emergence of multidrug resistant organisms, risks associated with antibiotic therapy and its complications, such as Clostridioides difficile infection or adverse reactions, there is increasing interest in shorter ...
  • ECG dilemma 

    Balla, Sudarshan (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-10)
    "A 55-year-old female with a history of type 2 diabetes was admitted for chest pain and was diagnosed with Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). An electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at the time of admission ...
  • Conference calendar (AJHM, volume 2, issue 4, 2018) 

    Chela, Harleen (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-10)
    Calendar of hospital medicine conferences (2018).
  • Estrogen-induced pancreatitis : transgender females at risk 

    Goodwin, Nathan; Nolan, Nathanial; Chinnakotla, Bhavana (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-07)
    Estrogen therapy and the consideration of its potential side effects will continue to grow as the number of transgender females presenting to health care services continues to increase. The risks of estrogen therapy in ...
  • Ask a pathologist : biotin interference, a cause for concern? 

    Coberly, Jared (University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-10)
    This article answers the question: I've been hearing about biotin and biotin interference. What is it and do I need to be concerned about it?