July 2007
More hospitals fight MRSA with universal screening
Some experts believe that screening and isolating patients with MRSA is the best way to control the infection. But are “search and destroy” methods the right call?.
Letters
Reader praise for ACP Hospitalist and questions about low-molecular-weight heparin for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism after knee surgery.Reader praise for ACP Hospitalist, and questions about low-molecular-weight heparin for prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism after knee surgery.
Predicting the future at Hospital Medicine 2007
Robert M. Wachter, FACP, describes hospital medicine in 2017.
MDs and RNs speak different languages
Simple tips to improve nurse—physician communication.
Learning the laws on complicated care
Experts offer advice for difficult decisions.
MKSAP primer: Cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis and toxic shock syndrome
Cellulitis is an inflammation of skin and underlying subcutaneous tissues that may be either infectious or noninfectious.
Test yourself: Antibiotic therapy
A 40-year-old male prisoner is hospitalized because of a three-day history of fever, hypotension and a swollen right arm... and other cases.
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about methylprednisolone, fenoldopam, stroke patients, and other topics.