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Frailty Scores Predict Post-Discharge Outcomes
August 22, 2016
Do frailty assessment tools aid in predicting post-discharge outcomes?
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Hospitalist Staffing Affects 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Rates
August 19, 2016
What hospital characteristics are associated with 30-day all-cause readmission rates?
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Oral Antibiotics for Infective Endocarditis May Be Safe in Low-Risk Patients
August 19, 2016
Does transitioning to oral antibiotics to treat infective endocarditis increase rates of relapse and death?
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Providing Effective Palliative Care in the Era of Value
August 16, 2016
An important area to pay particular attention to is the role of future hospitalizations in patients’ wishes for care
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Communication Crossroads: Managing Patient Interactions, Online Personas on Social Media
August 15, 2016
As electronic communication tools gain traction, hospitalists need to manage patient interactions, online personas carefully to prevent social media mishaps
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How Should a Hospitalized Patient with Newly Diagnosed Cirrhosis Be Evaluated and Managed?
August 8, 2016
The Case A 50-year-old man with no known medical history presents with two months of increasing abdominal distension. Exam is notable for scleral icterus, telangiectasias on the upper chest, abdominal distention with a positive fluid wave, and bilateral pitting lower-extremity edema.
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AAP Proposes Update to Evaluating, Managing Febrile Infants Guideline
August 3, 2016
The proposed update from AAP stresses the need to separate individual components of serious bacterial infections as the incidence and clinical course can vary
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PHM16: Visual Clues Can Help Establish a Diagnosis
August 1, 2016
PHM16’s Visual Diagnosis: Signs and Why They Matter session led by Dr. Kenneth Roberts and guest presenters was a review of case presentations in which visual clues were vital to establishing a diagnosis.
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PHM16: The New AAP Clinical Practice Guideline on Evaluating, Managing Febrile Infants
August 1, 2016
One of PHM16’s most highly-attended sessions was an update on the anticipated AAP guidelines for febrile infants between ages 7-90 days given by Dr. Kenneth Roberts. The goal is to give evidence-based guidelines, not rules, from the most recent literature available.
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Genetic Makeup Influences Risk of Diabetes: Study
July 22, 2016
CHICAGO - A study examining the genes of more than 120,000 people from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas has offered the clearest picture yet of the genes that drive type 2 diabetes. The study, published July 11 in the journal Nature, puts to rest a decades-long debate over the genetics that
