June 2017
Meds to get patients off the bottle
An expert explains how to prevent and treat alcohol withdrawal in inpatients.
When it's OK to give opioids
Although opioids are often dangerous, they can be the best option for patients with advanced cancer.
When physician becomes patient
Lucy Kalanithi, MD, FACP, discusses “When Breath Becomes Air.”
What happens when patients call their own rapid response?
A hospital finds surprising results from safety initiative.
Which patients to anticoagulate and how
Updated guidelines, new drugs are among the things to know to treat venous thromboembolism.
Fight diuretic resistance with the right dose
Treating decompensated heart failure is more complicated than simply prescribing a diuretic.
Reducing unnecessary antibiotic use in CAP
Testing and treatment are rapidly evolving for inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia.
Upper gastrointestinal bleed
This edition of Morning Report focuses on a fictional patient with an upper gastrointestinal bleed.
More on COPD documentation and coding challenges
Additional advice offered on accurately coding the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Virtual rounds bring families to bedside
One hospital is using videoconferencing software to communicate with patients' families.
Coding malnutrition
A reader responds to the Coding Corner on malnutrition, published in our January issue.
Our Internal Medicine Meeting issue
Learn about alcohol withdrawal, opioid prescribing, decompensated heart failure, and more.
MKSAP quiz on alcohol
This month's quiz includes questions from ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program 17 about alcohol use.
Ignaz and Cassandra
Two voices called out warnings, but they fell on deaf ears.
Speedy sepsis care, intubation after cardiac arrest, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
EpiPens recalled, MS drug approved
Details on the latest warnings, recalls, and approvals.
Standardized rounds, antibiotics and acute kidney injury, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.