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What Is the Role of Steroids in Septic Shock?
May 25, 2012
There is no role for steroids in sepsis in the absence of shock, nor is there a role for high-dose steroids in sepsis.
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
May 25, 2012
Initial trophic feedings effective for patients with acute lung injury; IM vs. IV benzodiazepines in status epilepticus; CDI risk following antibiotic cessation; Acid suppression associated with increased complications in CDI patients; perioperative statins and cardiac events in surgical patients; enoxaparin vs. unfractionated heparin during PCI; optimal serum potassium levels for AMI patients; PPIs superior to H2-blockers for lowering UGI bleeding following ACS and STEMI.
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Empiric Acyclovir Recommended for Potential Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
May 25, 2012
Delayed initiation of acyclovir increases mortality in neonatal HSV infection.
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Hospitalists Can Help Alleviate Intensivist Shortage
May 23, 2012
SHM and Society of Critical Care Medicine propose critical-care accreditation pathway for HM physicians
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Reconciliation Act
December 21, 2011
“Med rec” translates to effective communication at every transition of care; experts say hospitalists should own the initiative
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In the Literature: The latest research you need to know
December 21, 2011
Procalcitonin-guided therapy decreases antimicrobial duration in ICU patients; High residual platelet reactivity increases risk of cardiovascular events among patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing PCI; Conservative treatment of necrotizing pancreatitis is associated with improved outcomes; Cardiac MRI complements clinical findings in diagnosis of stress cardiomyopathy; Increased risk of potentially inadvertent medication discontinuation following acute-care hospitalization; Clinical exam remains valuable in the diagnosis of patients admitted to a medicine service; RDW predicts all-cause mortality and bloodstream infection in ICU patients
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Pediatric Readmissions Differ from Adult Readmissions
December 21, 2011
What is the epidemiology of 15-day readmissions to a children’s hospital?
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Proactive Approaches Can Mitigate Dangerous Transitions into Hospitals
December 21, 2011
Help stave off repeat hospital visits by engaging in frank discussions with the patient or nursing-home facility staff about the goals of care
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Palliative Care ‘Report Card’ Released
December 21, 2011
Report counts proportion of each state’s hospitals with access to organized palliative-care programs
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Annals Study Might Not Cover All Situations
December 21, 2011
Just a quick comment regarding your editorial “Fiddling as HM Burns” (The Hospitalist, August 2011, p. 62) with regard to our hospital in the Florida Panhandle.
