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Bridging the Gap: How Do You Interpret an Osmolal Gap?
- Jonathan McIntyre, MD;
- Joseph A. Avalos, MD, FHM;
- Maryann T. Ally, MD, MPH, FHM;
- Stephen Antonucci, MD
November 1, 2023
Case A 53-year-old man with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. He drinks three to 12 beers daily and denied ingestion of toxic alcohol. Labs...
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Scholarship: Through a DEI Lens
November 1, 2023
Dr. Potts Presenters: Kristina Nazareth-Pidgeon, MD, Michelle White, MD, MPH, Victoria Parente, MD, Mikelle Key-Solle, MD, and Abby Nerlinger, MD, MPH Equity is a pillar of quality health care...
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Pediatric Update: Top 10 Articles of 2022
- Andrea Lauffer, MD;
- Anna Kushnir, MD
July 5, 2023
In 2022, a New York Times headline declared, “Saving kids is bad business in America.”1 Pediatric hospitalists were faced with an unprecedented winter surge due to the “tripledemic” of...
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Apixaban Has Lower Risk of Bleeding Than Warfarin in ESKD
June 1, 2023
Dr. Leiner Clinical question: In patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and venous thromboembolism (VTE), does apixaban have a lower bleeding risk and VTE recurrence than...
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Chapter Spotlight: North Jersey
April 3, 2023
North Jersey, which represents the area between the upper Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean, is considered part of the greater New York City metropolitan area; it has a higher population compared...
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The Rewards of Getting Involved
March 24, 2023
The Hospitalist‘s editorial advisory board is a volunteer group of SHM members who share their time, experience, insight, and ideas to ensure we're publishing relevant, interesting, and educational...
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FAST Program Implementation Guide Success
February 1, 2023
Jefferson Antithrombotic Therapy Team. Front row L to R: Photi Galanis, MD, Julia Westfield, Heather Yenser, CRNP. Back row L to R: Lynda Thomson, PharmD, Dina Orapallo, CRNP, Geno Merli, MD, Tony...
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Is VBG an Alternative to the Troublesome ABG?
- Malavika Kapuria MD;
- Sherri Bogard MD;
- Stacey Watkins, MD, PhD
November 1, 2022
Case A 70-year-old man with hypertension and insulin-dependent type 2 diabetes mellitus initially presented for evaluation of left hip pain after sustaining a mechanical fall and was found to have a...
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The Role of Interferon-gamma Release Assay in Diagnosing Latent and Active Tuberculosis in Adults
- Amiran Baduashvili, MD;
- Lakshmi Chauhan, MD;
- Leela Chockalingam, MD
September 1, 2022
Case: A 41-year-old man with a new diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) (CD4 count <200 cells/mm3) presents to his primary care physician’s...
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Pediatric Update: Top 10 Articles of 2021
- Matthew Shapiro, MD, MS, FAAP;
- Shuvani Sanyal, MD
July 1, 2022
Presenters and Summary authors: Matthew Shapiro, MD, MS, FAAP, Shuvani Sanyal, MD Dr. Sanyal Dr. Shapiro As pediatric hospitalists, our organ is the hospital. We care for a wide variety of...