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Hospitalists Effects on Outcomes, Costs, Point-of-Care HIV Testing, and More
December 1, 2005
Community Teaching Halasyamani L, Valenstein P, Friedlander M. et al. A comparison of two hospitalist models with traditional care in a community teaching hospital. Am J Med.
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The Constant and Familiar Face
December 1, 2005
A look at the critical relationship between nursesand hospitalists—from the nurse’s perspective
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An Itchy Neck
December 1, 2005
A62-year-old male with a history of a cadaveric renal transplant complains of a three-week history of progressive, slightly pruritic lesions on his head and neck.
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Quality Will Be Job One
December 1, 2005
Hospitalists will have the tools to be change agents
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Postdischarge Test Results, Acute Renal Failure, Diagnosing PE
November 2, 2005
Roy PM, Colombet I, Durieux P, et al. Systemic review and meta-analysis of strategies for the diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism. BMJ.2005;331:259. Background: Despite technological advances, the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism remains challenging.
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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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Where Does Hospital Medicine Begin and End?
November 1, 2005
Use of observation units is increasing and hospitalists are taking the lead
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The Newtonian Hospitalist
October 1, 2005
The forces of our universe are described and measured by a series of laws and equations known collectively as physics. Though we seem far removed from those halcyon (or Halcion) days of college physics, we exist in a universe still ruled by them.
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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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Survey Time
October 1, 2005
Ensure your voice is heard in SHM’s 2005 Productivity and Compensation Survey
