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    Syncope: Things We Do for No Reason & Things We Do for Reason

    July 1, 2024

    Syncope is broadly classified into reflex-mediated (60% to 70%), orthostatic (10%), and cardiac (10% to 20%). Cerebrovascular causes were removed from American and European guidelines (or listed as a...

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    Joy in Motion

    June 13, 2024

    Dr. Joshi describes Joy in Motion as an expressive painting of a traditional dancer, capturing the vibrant spirit and colorful attire of Indian folk dance. The dynamic pose, adorned with intricate...

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    Four Generations of Love

    June 13, 2024

    2024 National Hospitalist Day Contest Winner Four Generations of Love is representative of the ever-lasting intergenerational love and family bond.     Dr. Kanikkannan is a...

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    Stones

    June 13, 2024

    2024 National Hospitalist Day Contest Winner A walk in this place I’ve known for so long Upon its dark soil, I sing a solemn song I was a child in which oblivion one could find Now knowledge of...

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    Celebrating the Human in Hospitalist (and Patient)

    June 13, 2024

    2024 National Hospitalist Day Contest Winner I have a small stack of cards. They sit tucked away in a little envelope in a drawer of the desk in my home office. There aren’t many, and I do not...

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    A Hospitalist Haiku

    June 13, 2024

    Me. White Coat. Stoic. You. Blue gown. Waiting for news. I cry. You collapse.   Submission for the 2024 National Hospitalist Day Contest Dr. Childers is a hospitalist and physician...

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    A Love Letter to Hospitalists

    June 13, 2024

    Dear Hospitalist, I am writing this letter as one of you to express my heartfelt gratitude for the silent sacrifices you have made for decades, especially as frontline workers during the COVID-19...

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    Beyond the Dashboard

    June 13, 2024

    As a hospitalist, I am accustomed to dashboards measuring my performance by length of stay, number of hours in observation, and catheter-acquired infections. When these metrics are unfavorable, the...

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    Celebrating the Human in Hospitalist Medicine

    June 13, 2024

    This spring as part of an interview panel, a statement stood out that seemed completely ordinary at first. The candidate in question for our hospitalist program was answering how to best manage...

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    The Humans in Hospitalists

    June 13, 2024

    From admission to discharge, and transfers in and out,      We are the captain of the ship. We aim to guide our patients through their hospitalized journey.      With the goal of safe...