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The Surviving Sepsis Campaign
November 2, 2005
Potential for improving outcomes in patients who develop severe sepsis in the hospital
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To the Marrow
November 1, 2005
A44-year-old male presented with ecthyma gangrenosum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia after a two-year history of fever of unknown origin, pancytopenia, hypertriglyceridemia, and splenomegaly.
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Tours of Duty
November 1, 2005
The lessons learned by hospitalists and other healthcare providers who rendered patient care in dire circumstances during Hurricane Katrina
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The Hepatoadrenal Syndrome, HSS to Treat CHF, Treatment for Atrial Fib, and More
October 1, 2005
WORSENING OUTCOMES AND INCREASED RECURRENCE OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AFTER INITIAL TREATMENT WITH METRONIDAZOLE? Pepin J, Alary ME, Valiquette L, et al. Increasing risk of relapse after treatment of Clostridium difficile colitis in Quebec, Canada. Clin Infect Dis.
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A Case of Kidney Failure
October 1, 2005
An 84-year-old woman with history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented with six months of anorexia, nausea, a five-pound weight loss, weakness, and nonbloody diarrhea.
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Eye of the Storm
October 1, 2005
The Ochsner Hospital Program in New Orleans hunkered down for the duration of Hurricane Katrina. Here is their story.
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Infectious Arthritis of Native and Prosthetic Joints
September 2, 2005
Introduction Acute bacterial arthritis is a potentially serious and rapidly progressive infection that may involve native or prosthetic joints.
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Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance and Hospital-Associated Infections: The Role of the Hospitalist
September 2, 2005
While infections that develop during hospitalization may appear to be an uncommon but recognized risk of hospital care today, the incidence of these infections has been increasing dramatically during the last 2 to 3 decades, and the risk of acquiring an organism that is resistant to 1 or more antibi
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The Inpatient with AIDS: What the Hospitalist Needs to Know
September 2, 2005
The opinions and assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy, or the naval services at large. Introduction An estimated 850,000 to 950,000 persons in the United States
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Nosocomial Pneumonia
September 2, 2005
(This chapter has been reprinted with permission from Williams MV, Hayward R: Comprehensive Hospital Medicine, 1st edition. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, in press.) Background Nosocomial pneumonia (NP) is the leading cause of mortality among patients who die from hospital-acquired infections.
