From hospital to overdose
Patients on long-term opioid therapy face increased risk of overdose after discharge. What can hospitalists do to help?
Brief Case | FREE
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Superior vena cava occlusion without malignancy
A patient with end-stage renal disease presented with one week of facial and left-arm edema.
Hospitalist comanagement at cancer hospital reduced length of stay
Oncologists who worked on a team with hospitalists also reported less stress and a better ability to manage competing responsibilities than those staffing a traditional oncology service, a single-center study found.
Bundled intervention may help prevent non-ventilator-associated HAP, Swiss study finds
A prevention bundle of oral care, dysphagia screening and management, mobilization, discontinuation of inappropriate proton-pump inhibitors, and respiratory therapy was strategically implemented to try to prevent non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP).
Mpox | FREE
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CDC outlines treatment considerations for severe manifestations of mpox
A new report reviewed medical countermeasures and other treatment considerations for clinicians managing ocular infections, neurologic complications, myopericarditis, mucosal lesion complications, and uncontrolled viral spread in patients with mpox.
Transitioning to oral therapy for infective endocarditis supported by real-world study
A retrospective study at three L.A. hospitals found similar rates of clinical success at 90 days in patients who received entirely IV therapy or were transitioned to oral antibiotics for infective endocarditis, and adverse events were less common in the latter group.
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Earning what you're worth
Median hospitalist compensation is up by nearly 8% since the end of 2020, even if it feels like inflation is negating those gains. Experts offered tips on making more without burning out.
E/M coding changes for hospitalists
In 2023, history and physical examination are no longer an element in selection of the level of service for evaluation and management (E/M).
Water purifier tied to nosocomial infections in cardiac surgery patients
A water purifier that removed chlorine from municipal water probably caused colonization of ice and water machines with Mycobacterium abscessus in part of an academic hospital, likely contributing to the deaths of three cardiac surgery patients.
Cardiology | FREE
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Acute chest pain in women vs. men treated differently across the care spectrum
A cohort study in Australia found that women with acute chest pain were less likely than men to receive guideline-directed care across most measures, including transport to the hospital, prehospital administration of aspirin or analgesia, and 12-lead electrocardiogram.
Opt-out tobacco cessation treatment before discharge was well-received, study finds
Hospital patients who were randomized to automatically receive nicotine replacement therapy and postdischarge medication and counseling calls unless they opted out were more likely to participate and abstain from tobacco than those who had to opt in to these interventions.
Hydrochlorothiazide no better than placebo for preventing kidney stone recurrence
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Switzerland found that patients with a history of recurring kidney stones were no less likely to experience symptomatic or radiologic recurrence with hydrochlorothiazide versus placebo.
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Muslim physicians report significant discrimination
Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs should address religious identity, too, a researcher says.
Over-the-counter test for flu, COVID-19 authorized
The FDA also approved albuterol and budesonide inhalation aerosol, the first combination of an inhaled corticosteroid and a short-acting beta-agonist for asthma, among other recent actions.
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