Patrick Rendon, MD
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Opinion
Establishing a strong and lasting mentor/mentee relationship
October 22, 2020
In clinical training having guidance can greatly enhance your experience and direct your future career in unexpected ways.
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Tips for Hospitalists on Improving Diagnostic Skills
November 4, 2015
Case A 67-year-old man presents to the hospital with persistent, subjective fevers and malaise for one month, subacute onset of dyspnea, and nonproductive cough for the preceding six days. The patient is a nonsmoker, denies sick contacts, and has had no foreign travel.
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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.
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What Is the Best Approach to a Cavitary Lung Lesion?
March 3, 2015
Case A 66-year-old homeless man with a history of smoking and cirrhosis due to alcoholism presents to the hospital with a productive cough and fever for one month. He has traveled around Arizona and New Mexico but has never left the country.
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Once-Weekly Antibiotic Might Be Effective for Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin Infections
October 27, 2014
Research suggests intravenous dalbavancin similarly efficacious to intravenous vancomycin
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Once-Weekly Antibiotic Might Be Effective for Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin Infections
October 15, 2014
Research suggests intravenous dalbavancin similarly efficacious to intravenous vancomycin
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Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Outperforms Noctural Oxygen for Blood Pressure Reduction
October 15, 2014
CPAP better at decreasing 24-hour mean arterial pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, cardiac risk factors
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Lactate Clearance Portends Better Outcomes after Cardiac Arrest
October 13, 2014
Lower lactate levels, greater clearance associated with better survival, neurological outcomes
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Time to Meds Matters for Patients with Cardiac Arrest Due to Nonshockable Rhythms
October 13, 2014
Earlier administration of epinephrine associated with better survival outcomes
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Frailty Indices Tool Predicts Post-Operative Complications, Mortality after Elective Surgery in Geriatric Patients
October 13, 2014
Tool uses pre-operative comprehensive geriatric assessment that includes fraily measurement
