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Comparing Efficacy and Safety Between Patients with AF Taking DOACs or Warfarin After a DOAC Failure
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Is warfarin better as a second-line anticoagulant than another direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) in patients with atrial-fibrillation-induced ischemic strokes after failure of a...
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Beta-Blockers Didn’t Reduce Mortality After Acute MI in Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Do beta-blockers still reduce mortality after acute myocardial infarction (MI) in the modern era of faster and better reperfusion strategies? BACKGROUND: Beta-blockers have...
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iStopMM Risk Score Helps Predict Which MGUS Patients Need Bone Marrow Biopsy
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does my patient with a monoclonal protein and probable monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) need a bone marrow biopsy to rule out smoldering multiple myeloma...
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Anticoagulation Safety in Patients with Cirrhosis and AF
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Do patients with cirrhosis and AF who are treated with anticoagulation have increased adverse safety events compared with patients with cirrhosis and AF who are not treated with...
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Timely Cessation of PPIs in Critically Ill Patients is Associated with Mortality and Morbidity Reduction
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does the timely cessation of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in critically ill patients impact morbidity and mortality compared to those who continue PPI therapy? BACKGROUND: PPIs...
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Apixaban Versus Aspirin for Subclinical AF: Stroke Prevention and Bleeding Risk
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does apixaban reduce the risk of stroke or systemic embolism compared to aspirin in patients with subclinical atrial fibrillation and elevated stroke risk? BACKGROUND: Subclinical...
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Octreotide LAR Reduced Transfusion Needs and Endoscopic Interventions in Angiodysplasia-Related Anemia
November 3, 2025
CLINICAL QUESTION: Does octreotide long-acting release (LAR) reduce transfusion requirements in patients with angiodysplasia-related anemia? BACKGROUND: Angiodysplasias frequently cause refractory...
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Finding the Magic: Reflections from PHM 2025
November 3, 2025
This year, the Pediatric Hospital Medicine conference opened with a simple challenge: “Find the magic.” After four days in Anaheim, Calif., watching more than 1,100 pediatric hospitalists share...
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Geographic Cohorting — What Have We Learned?
November 3, 2025
The authors review Geographic Cohorting of Adult Inpatient Teams: A Scoping Review, recently published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine (doi:10.1002/ jhm.70096). Geographic cohorting (GCh) refers...
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Should We Use Non-Insulin Diabetic Agents on Inpatients?
November 3, 2025
Since endocrinologists proved they could name studies equally as well as cardiologists with the RABBIT 2 and NICE SUGAR trials, guidelines have recommended the use of insulin for inpatients with...