Mary Lacy, MD
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Can Sepsis Be Better Defined?
June 3, 2016
Clinical question: Given advances in the understanding and treatment of sepsis, can sepsis be better defined? Background: Definitions of sepsis and septic shock were last revised in 2001.
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When Should Hospitalists Order Continuous Cardiac Monitoring?
November 4, 2015
Case Two patients on continuous cardiac monitoring (CCM) are admitted to the hospital. One is a 56-year-old man with hemodynamically stable sepsis secondary to pneumonia. There is no sign of arrhythmia on initial evaluation.