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In the Literature
February 2, 2007
Hospital Quality for AMI, Testing Dual Antiplatelet Therapy, Inhaled Insulin Therapy, and More
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Read Your Patients
February 2, 2007
Health literacy and its effects on quality of care
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Dealing with the DTs
February 2, 2007
Managing alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients
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Safety after Surgery
February 2, 2007
An 86-year-old female with Alzheimer’s dementia, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was admitted with lethargy, fever, and vomiting. After she was diagnosed with necrotizing cholecystitis, she underwent an emergent cholecystectomy.
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Fibromuscular Dysplasia
February 2, 2007
Brief history: 52-year-old female with uncontrolled hypertension. Salient findings: The middle third of the arteries are involved with a “string of pearls” appearance of alternating webs and stenoses. This appearance is classic for fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) (white arrow, above).
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Unforgettable
January 2, 2007
The patients we’ll always remember: Interviews with hospitalists about their most memorable patients
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In the Literature
January 1, 2007
Atrial Flutter, Endarterectomy Versus Stenting, Care Transitions, Pleural Empyema, RRS Consensus, Treating VTE Patients, Classic Lit on Beta Blockers, and ACE Inhibitors
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A Case of Emphysematous Cystitis
January 1, 2007
Patient history: The patient is a 53-year-old woman, 70 days status post-allogenic stem-cell transplantation for multiple myeloma. She presents with fever, mental status changes, and abdominal distension.
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A Pregnant Pause
January 1, 2007
The necessary evolution of residency training
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A Case of Pruritis Rash
January 1, 2007
History of Present Illness A55-year-old male presented with a one and one-half week history of a sore throat, shortness of breath on exertion, ankle edema, and arthralgias that began in the ankles and subsequently spread to involve the elbows and wrists. He had also developed a pruritic eruption inv
