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Comparison of Standard Dose, High Dose, and Therapeutic Anticoagulation in Hypoxemic COVID-19 Patients
April 1, 2024
Clinical question: Does standard-dose prophylactic anticoagulation (SD-PA), high-dose prophylactic anticoagulation (HD-PA), or therapeutic anticoagulation (TA) have a greater benefit in patients with...
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Hydrocortisone in Severe CAP
April 1, 2024
Clinical question: Do the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of glucocorticoids decrease mortality among patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP)? Background: CAP remains...
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DOACs Versus Warfarin Across the Spectrum of Kidney Function
April 1, 2024
Clinical question: How safe are direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) to use in kidney dysfunction? Background: DOACs are increasingly being used in patients with kidney dysfunction. DOACs are cleared,...
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Associations of Apixaban Dose with Safety and Effectiveness Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Severe CKD
April 1, 2024
Clinical question: Is the use of standard-dose apixaban based on creatinine criteria placing patients at higher risk of bleeding? Background: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends...
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Make the Most of Your Time at Converge 2024
April 1, 2024
Professional development comes in many forms—continuing education, research, webinars, meetings, and more—but perhaps the most efficient, rewarding, and inspiring option is in attending an...
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Working with Patient and Family Advisory Councils
April 1, 2024
Dr. Sood To achieve patient-centered care, a component of high-quality medical care, patients and their caregivers should be engaged in their health care decision-making processes, said...
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Top 10 Challenges to QIPs
April 1, 2024
Hospitalists are uniquely positioned to drive quality-improvement (QI) initiatives across the health care continuum. Our daily interactions span diverse health care teams and specialties. Our care...
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Pediatric Hospitalists as Physician Advisors Managing Utilization and Denials for Health Systems
April 1, 2024
The physician advisor role has been evolving in adult medicine for many years. Hospitalists are well suited for this role given their broad knowledge base regarding health care systems and their...
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Code Status Discussions; Difficult but Necessary
April 1, 2024
I thought it was just where I practiced, but it turns out that, in the medical field, we’re really bad about having code discussions, which is a significant issue. When some of my patients revealed...
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Which Non-opioid Medications are Best for Symptom Management in OWS?
April 1, 2024
Case A 30-year-old woman with a history of opioid use disorder (OUD) presents to the hospital with a fever and is found to have Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Soon after admission, she developed...