The assessment of headaches on the acute medical unit: is it adequate and how could it be improved??. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2017
Guideline for the diagnosis, treatment and response criteria for Bing-Neel syndrome. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2017
Updates on the treatment of gout, including a review of updated treatment guidelines and use of small molecule therapies for difficult-to-treat gout and gout flares. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2017
Embedding a trauma hospitalist in the trauma service reduces mortality and 30-day trauma-related readmissions. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2017
Changes in One-Year Mortality in Elderly Patients Admitted with Acute Myocardial Infarction in Relation with Early Management. Categories: Posted on June 30, 2017
A Free-Market Approach to the Match: A Proposal Whose Time Has Not Yet Come. Categories: Posted on June 29, 2017
Preadmission Use of Calcium Channel Blocking Agents Is Associated With Improved Outcomes in Patients With Sepsis: A Population-Based Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study. Categories: Posted on June 29, 2017
Is everyone really breathing 20 times a minute? Assessing epidemiology and variation in recorded respiratory rate in hospitalised adults. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2017
Early versus late diagnosis in community-acquired bacterial meningitis: A retrospective cohort study. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2017
Long-acting beta2-agonists versus long-acting muscarinic antagonists in patients with stable COPD: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2017
Overall Effectiveness of Rivaroxaban in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2017December 27, 2017
Heart rate variability as predictor of mortality in sepsis: A prospective cohort study. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2017
Trends in utilization of warfarin and direct oral anticoagulants in older adult patients with atrial fibrillation. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2017
Cardiovascular Testing and Clinical Outcomes in Emergency Department Patients With Chest Pain. Categories: Posted on June 28, 2017
Predictors of nonresponse to fluid restriction in hyponatraemia due to the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis. Categories: Posted on June 27, 2017
The effect of vasodilator ?-blockers on renal function in hypertensive patients. Categories: Posted on June 27, 2017
Time to antibiotics administration and outcome in community-acquired pneumonia: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Categories: Posted on June 27, 2017
Ceftriaxone versus ceftriaxone plus a macrolide for community acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients with HIV/AIDS: a randomized controlled trial. Categories: Posted on June 27, 2017
Acute Kidney Injury After Primary Angioplasty: Is Contrast-Induced Nephropathy the Culprit? Categories: Posted on June 26, 2017
Association between hospitalization for acute medical illness and VTE risk: A lower efficacy of thromboprophylaxis in elderly patients? Results from the EDITH case-control study. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2017
Risk factors of refeeding syndrome in malnourished older hospitalized patients. Categories: Posted on June 26, 2017
Trends in admission rates and in-hospital stay for venous thromboembolism. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2017
Pulmonary embolism prognostic factors and length of hospital stay: A cohort study. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2017
Randomized Controlled Double-Blind Trial Comparing Haloperidol Combined with Conventional Therapy to Conventional Therapy Alone in Patients with Symptomatic Gastroparesis. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2017
Liver Cirrhosis in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Would Oral Anticoagulation Have a Net Clinical Benefit for Stroke Prevention? Categories: Posted on June 25, 2017
Risk for Venous Thromboembolism Recurrence Among Rivaroxaban-Treated Patients Who Continued Versus Discontinued Therapy: Analyses Among Patients with VTE. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2017
Poorer outcomes among cancer patients diagnosed with Clostridium difficile infections in United States community hospitals. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2017October 3, 2017
ADAMTS13 test and/or PLASMIC clinical score in management of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a cost-effective analysis. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2017
Treatment of suspected pulmonary embolism in a morbidly obese patient. Categories: Posted on June 25, 2017
How Attending Physician Preceptors Negotiate Their Complex Work Environment: A Collective Ethnography. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2017
Patients’ and providers’ perceptions of the preventability of hospital readmission: a prospective, observational study in four European countries. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2017
Predictors of Mortality in Cirrhosis Inpatients With Clostridium difficile Infection. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2017
Teaching Clinical Ethics at the Bedside: William Osler and the Essential Role of the Hospitalist. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2017
Necessity is the mother of invention: an innovative hospitalist-resident initiative for improving quality and reducing readmissions from skilled nursing facilities. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2017November 18, 2017
Uncertainty of Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Chest Pain Risk Stratification. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2017
The derivation and validation of a simple model for predicting in-hospital mortality of acutely admitted patients to internal medicine wards. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2017
New paradigms in venous thromboprophylaxis of medically ill patients. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2017
Effectiveness and safety of rivaroxaban versus warfarin for treatment and prevention of recurrence of venous thromboembolism. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2017
A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis of Factors Associated With Apixaban-Related Bleeding in Hospitalized Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease on Hemodialysis. Categories: Posted on June 24, 2017
A multifaceted quality improvement strategy reduces the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infection. Categories: Posted on June 22, 2017
Underuse of risk assessment and overuse of CTPA in patients with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism. Categories: Posted on June 22, 2017
Outcomes after observation stays among older adult Medicare beneficiaries in the USA: retrospective cohort study. Categories: Posted on June 22, 2017
Outcomes and role of urgent endoscopy in high-risk patients with acute nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding. Categories: Posted on June 22, 2017
Active identification of patients who are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonized is not associated with longer duration of vancomycin therapy. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2017
Umeclidinium bromide versus placebo for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Categories: Posted on June 21, 2017
ACG Clinical Guideline: Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2017
ACG Clinical Guideline: Evaluation of Abnormal Liver Chemistries. Categories: Posted on June 21, 2017
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Trends Among Staphylococcus aureus from United States Hospitals: Results from 7 Years of the Ceftaroline (AWARE) Surveillance Program (2010-2016). Categories: Posted on June 21, 2017
Characteristics of Hospitalized Cancer Patients Referred for Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2017
Improved Early Detection of Sepsis in the ED With a Novel Monocyte Distribution Width Biomarker. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2017September 23, 2017
Interleukin-10/lymphocyte ratio predicts mortality in severe septic patients. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2017
Controlled Interventions to Reduce Burnout in Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2017
Efficacy of Oral Risperidone, Haloperidol, or Placebo for Symptoms of Delirium Among Patients in Palliative Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2017
Discharge Against Medical Advice of Elderly Inpatients in the United States. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2017September 28, 2017
Clinical impact of non-antibiotic recommendations by a multi-disciplinary antimicrobial stewardship team. Categories: Posted on June 20, 2017
Peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection is associated with severe complications and potential death: a retrospective observational study. Categories: Posted on June 19, 2017September 26, 2017
Association of hypercapnia on admission with increased length of hospital stay and severity in patients admitted with community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective observational study from Pakistan. Categories: Posted on June 18, 2017
Risk of Bleeding and Thrombosis in Patients 70 Years or Older Using Vitamin K Antagonists. Categories: Posted on June 18, 2017
Impact of A Collaborative Strategy to Reduce the Inappropriate Use of Acid Suppressive Therapy in Non-Intensive Care Unit Patients. Categories: Posted on June 18, 2017September 5, 2017
Preventability of early vs. late readmissions in an academic medical center. Categories: Posted on June 18, 2017September 14, 2017
Treatment with macrolides and glucocorticosteroids in severe community-acquired pneumonia: A post-hoc exploratory analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2017
Time to first antibiotic and mortality in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia: a matched-propensity analysis. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2017
Early initiation of low-dose hydrocortisone treatment for septic shock in adults: A randomized clinical trial. Categories: Posted on June 16, 2017January 4, 2018
New Sepsis Definition (Sepsis-3) and Community-acquired Pneumonia Mortality. A Validation and Clinical Decision-Making Study. Categories: Posted on June 15, 2017December 5, 2017
Effect of Sodium Selenite Administration and Procalcitonin-Guided Therapy on Mortality in Patients With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Categories: Posted on June 15, 2017
Patterns of Readmissions for Three Common Conditions Among Younger US Adults. Categories: Posted on June 14, 2017September 25, 2017
Trends in 30-Day and 1-Year Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized With Cirrhosis From 2004 to 2013. Categories: Posted on June 14, 2017August 29, 2017
Comparison of Content on the American Board of Internal Medicine Maintenance of Certification Examination With Conditions Seen in Practice by General Internists. Categories: Posted on June 14, 2017
Chikungunya virus: an update on the biology and pathogenesis of this emerging pathogen. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
Use of tigecycline for the management of Clostridium difficile colitis in oncology patients and case series of breakthrough infections. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
Treatment of Clostridium difficile infection: a national survey of clinician recommendations and the use of faecal microbiota transplantation. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Prognosis of Heart Failure in Older Adults. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
The Role of Positive Inotropic Drugs in the Treatment of Older Adults with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
Use of Diuretics in the Treatment of Heart Failure in Older Adults. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
Role of Echocardiography in the Diagnostic Assessment and Etiology of Heart Failure in Older Adults: Opacify, Quantify, and Rectify. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
Treatment of Heart Failure with Abnormal Left Ventricular Systolic Function in Older Adults. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
Updates in venous thromboembolism management: evidence published in 2016. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
Impact of an electronic sepsis initiative on antibiotic use and health care facility-onset Clostridium difficile infection rates. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
Association of Adverse Events With Antibiotic Use in Hospitalized Patients. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017September 26, 2017
Infectious diseases team for the early management of severe sepsis and septic shock in the emergency department. Categories: Posted on June 13, 2017
High-Flow Nasal Cannula Versus Conventional Oxygen Therapy in Emergency Department Patients With Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Categories: Posted on June 12, 2017
Defining and measuring suspicion of sepsis: an analysis of routine data. Categories: Posted on June 12, 2017
The organisational value of diagnostic strategies using high-sensitivity troponin for patients with possible acute coronary syndromes: a trial-based cost-effectiveness analysis. Categories: Posted on June 12, 2017
Serum sodium correction rate and the outcome in severe hyponatremia. Categories: Posted on June 11, 2017November 7, 2017