Gastroparesis-Associated Refractory Nausea Treated with Aprepitant (December). Categories: Posted on November 30, 2012
Daptomycin for the treatment of infective endocarditis: results from a European registry. Categories: Posted on November 30, 2012
Difference Between Critical Care Initiation Anion Gap and Prehospital Admission Anion Gap is Predictive of Mortality in critical illness. Categories: Posted on November 30, 2012
Predictive scoring model of mortality in Gram-negative bloodstream infection. Categories: Posted on November 30, 2012
Elevated Troponin I and its prognostic significance in acute liver failure. Categories: Posted on November 30, 2012
B-type Natriuretic Peptide and Risk of Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Substudy from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial. Categories: Posted on November 30, 2012
The European HANDOVER Project: a multi-nation program to improve transitions at the primary care–inpatient interface. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Prevalence of Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in At-risk Medical Inpatients. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Use of the non-wire central line hub to reduce blood culture contamination. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Thrombocytosis is a marker of poor outcome in community-acquired pneumonia. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Value of lower respiratory tract surveillance cultures to predict bacterial pathogens in ventilator-associated pneumonia: systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Increased mortality among patients taking digoxin-analysis from the AFFIRM study. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Management of Hyperglycemia with the Administration of Intravenous Exenatide to Patients in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Association of warfarin therapy duration after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement with risk of mortality, thromboembolic complications, and bleeding. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Associations between aldosterone antagonist therapy and risks of mortality and readmission among patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Association between use of renin-angiotensin system antagonists and mortality in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Moving beyond readmission penalties: Creating an ideal process to improve transitional care. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Adjuvant steroid therapy in community-acquired pneumonia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Impact of clinical history on chest radiograph interpretation. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Mortality, morbidity, and disease severity of patients with aspiration pneumonia. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Improving hospital venous thromboembolism prophylaxis with electronic decision support. Categories: Posted on November 29, 2012
Association Between Referral-to-Death Interval and Location of Death of Patients Referred to a Hospital-Based Specialist Palliative Care Service. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Slash diversion, improve care of boarded patients with an ED-based hospital medicine (HMED) team. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Epidemiology and characteristics of hyponatremia in the emergency department. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Biomarkers of myocardial ischemia in the emergency room: cardiospecific troponin and beyond. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Lymphopenia as a novel marker of Clostridium difficile infection recurrence. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Aspergillus meningitis : a rare clinical manifestation of central nervous system aspergillosis. Case report and review of 92 cases. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens in the critically ill: a systematic review and commentary. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation in patients having declined tracheal intubation. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Red blood cell transfusion in non-bleeding critically ill patients with moderate anemia: is there a benefit? Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Effectiveness of Acute Geriatric Unit Care Using Acute Care for Elders Components: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Adherence to PIOPED II Investigators’ Recommendations for Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Palliative medicine and geriatric emergency care: challenges, opportunities, and basic principles. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Acute pain management in older adults in the emergency department. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Altered mental status in older patients in the emergency department. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
The influence of thrombophilia on the long-term survival of patients with a history of venous thromboembolism. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Computed tomography evaluation of gastrointestinal bleeding and acute mesenteric ischemia. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Fragmented care in the era of limited work hours: a plea for an explicit handover curriculum. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
The patient satisfaction chasm: the gap between hospital management and frontline clinicians. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Context, culture and (non-verbal) communication affect handover quality. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012January 16, 2015
The Handover Toolbox: a knowledge exchange and training platform for improving patient care. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012January 16, 2015
Albumin Infusion Improves Outcomes of Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Early Clinical Observations in Prospectively Followed Patients With Fungal Meningitis Related to Contaminated Epidural Steroid Injections. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Sailing between Scylla and Charybdis: oral long-term anticoagulation in dialysis patients. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Person-job fit: An exploratory cross-sectional analysis of hospitalists. Categories: Posted on November 28, 2012
Listeriosis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Beijing, China: High Prevalence of Non-Clustered Healthcare-associated Cases among Adult Patients. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2012
Utility of High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein Versus Coronary Artery Calcium for the Detection of Obstructive Stenoses in Stable Patients. Categories: Posted on November 24, 2012
Optimizing transition of care through the facilitation of a pharmacist-managed deep vein thrombosis treatment program. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012January 16, 2015
Effects of an intervention to increase bed alarm use to prevent falls in hospitalized patients: a cluster randomized trial. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
Reduced emergency calls and improved weekend discharge after introduction of a new electronic handover system. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
Changes to medication-use processes after overdose of U-500 regular insulin. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
Hemodynamic Responses to Rapid Saline Loading: The Impact of Age, Sex, and Heart Failure. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
Severe hyperkalemia requiring hospitalization: predictors of mortality. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
A new workflow for the microbiological diagnosis of febrile neutropenia in patients with a central venous catheter. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
Dapagliflozin: a review of its use in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
Inotropes for the management of acute heart failure patients with renal dysfunction. Still an option? Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
"I’m Talking About Pain": Sickle cell disease patients with extremely high hospital use. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
Utility, charge, and cost of inpatient and emergency department serum folate testing. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
Review of computerized physician handoff tools for improving the quality of patient care. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
Opportunity lost: End-of-life discussions in cancer patients who die in the hospital. Categories: Posted on November 23, 2012
Overuse of computed tomography pulmonary angiography in the evaluation of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism in the emergency department. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
An International View of How Recent-onset Atrial Fibrillation Is Treated in the Emergency Department. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Hyperlactatemia affects the association of hyperglycemia with mortality in nondiabetic adults with sepsis. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Does the Current Definition of Contrast-induced Acute Kidney Injury Reflect a True Clinical Entity? Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction without Significant Coronary Stenosis. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Zolpidem is independently associated with increased risk of inpatient falls. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in hematology patients: let’s agree on several things first. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
The continuing question of how fever duration is associated with patient outcome. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment of Pulmonary Embolism With the GRACE Risk Score. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Early intravenous beta-blockers in patients with acute coronary syndrome-A meta-analysis of randomized trials. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
New evidences for old concerns with oral anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: focus on dabigatran. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae: its role in respiratory infection. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Identifying patients with cellulitis who are likely to require inpatient admission after a stay in an ED observation unit. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Nonpharmacologic management of behavioral symptoms in dementia. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Concomitant Use of Ipratropium and Tiotropium in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (December). Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Physicians’ and Midlevel Providers’ Awareness of Lifetime Radiation-Attributable Cancer Risk Associated With Commonly Performed CT Studies: Relationship to Practice Behavior. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Radiography of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Categories: Posted on November 22, 2012
Pulmonary embolism in mechanically ventilated patients requiring computed tomography: Prevalence, risk factors, and outcome*. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2012
Vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity in troughs of "15-20" mg/L era: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2012
Diagnosis of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Summary of a Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians/American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American Association for Thoracic Surgery/Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association/Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2012
Management of Stable Ischemic Heart Disease: Summary of a Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians/American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American Association for Thoracic Surgery/Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association/Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2012
Transformative Learning in a Professional Development Course Aimed at Addressing Disruptive Physician Behavior: A Composite Case Study. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2012
Physician Shadowing: A Review of the Literature and Proposal for Guidelines. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2012
Remediation of Residents in Difficulty: A Retrospective 10-Year Review of the Experience of a Postgraduate Board of Examiners. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2012
Characteristics of Successful and Failed Mentoring Relationships: A Qualitative Study Across Two Academic Health Centers. Categories: Posted on November 21, 2012
An update on antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation: the role of newer and emergent drugs. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2012
Management of blood glucose in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Categories: Posted on November 20, 2012
Performances of Prognostic Scoring Systems in Patients with Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia. Categories: Posted on November 17, 2012
Randomised clinical trial of moxifloxacin versus ertapenem in complicated intra-abdominal infections: results of the PROMISE study. Categories: Posted on November 17, 2012