A piece of good news
Hospitalists should take a pat on the back, according to the authors of a study finding that inpatient mortality has resumed its prepandemic downward trend.
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Thin to win
A little knowledge of history inspires caution and reflection about anticoagulation.
IDSA statement explains society's position on community-acquired pneumonia guidelines
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has explained that differences in opinion on empiric antibiotic use led the organization to not endorse the latest guidelines on community-acquired pneumonia from the American Thoracic Society.
Patients perceived as difficult across settings
A survey of clinicians caring for hospitalized veterans found that 67% of patients considered difficult as inpatients were also rated as difficult by their primary care clinicians.
Steroids reduce short-term mortality in non-COVID-19 severe pneumonia, review finds
Low-dose, short-term systemic corticosteroids probably reduce short-term mortality in patients with severe pneumonia or severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and have little to no effect on hospital-acquired infection risk, a review of trials in patients who did not have COVID-19 found.
Preadmission GLP-1 receptor agonist use not linked with adverse ICU outcomes
There were no significant differences in mortality or length of stay between ICU patients with and without prior glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist use, according to a retrospective single-center study.
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Five patients who shaped my medical career
One of ACP Hospitalist's physician editorial advisors shares some life lessons he picked up from patients.
Reconsidering continuity
Continuity of care can be a component of hospital medicine.
The missing blanket
Sometimes the thing a patient needs most is very simple.
The power of a physician's words
A patient's tears offered a lesson in communication.
Sharing sour gummy bears
A hospitalist connects with a “difficult” patient.
At home with AI
Hospitalists in San Francisco discuss the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and how it's already changing their practice.
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