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Opinion
Welcome to the final week of HM20 Virtual!
August 20, 2020
Hospitalists, welcome to the final week of HM20 Virtual - the first virtual annual conference in the history of SHM.
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Performance status, molecular testing key to metastatic cancer prognosis
August 20, 2020
“The applicability of clinical trials data to hospitalized patients is generally poor. That’s an important caveat to keep in mind.”
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Hospitalists share work-parent experience during pandemic
August 18, 2020
Hospitalists described the strain that comes with the pandemic’s uncertainty and the mix of emotions they’ve experienced while working during a time of such enormous health care needs.
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Risk stratification key in acute pulmonary embolism
August 14, 2020
“I think if I had to pick the one thing that drives my decision the most about whether someone needs more aggressive therapy than anticoagulation, it’s probably heart rate.”
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PHM20 Virtual: Common incidental findings seen on pediatric imaging
August 13, 2020
Incidental findings are very common in pediatric imaging.
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A ‘foolproof’ way to diagnose narrow complex tachycardias on EKGs
August 13, 2020
Ask these three questions about the EKG to quickly arrive at the right diagnosis.
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Cancer treatments bring concerns for hospitalists
August 13, 2020
With checkpoint inhibitors and CAR T-cell therapy, hospitalists need to act quickly to avoid problems that can affect nearly any organ in the body.
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Welcome to week 2 of HM20 Virtual!
August 13, 2020
HM20 Virtual has addressed one of the limitations of an online conference: personal interactions.
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COVID-19/heart connection: What hospitalists need to know
August 13, 2020
Be selective in ordering cardiac biomarker tests for COVID-19 patients, cardiologist advises.
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Developing COVID-19 hospital protocols during the pandemic
August 12, 2020
Hospitalists and other experts meet regularly to assess the literature and the dynamics of the pandemic in order to quickly pivot in the treatment of patients when necessary.
