Hospital Medicine Alert – May 1, 2014

May 1, 2014

• The Wells Rule May Not Be Reliable for All Patients

  In a patient presenting with leg symptoms, however non-specific, it is appropriate that a physician consider the diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT), as failure to make this diagnosis can have life-threatening consequences (e.g., pulmonary embolism).

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• Value of the Physical Examination in Heart Failure

  This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Clinical Cardiology Alert.

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• Can Occurrence of Delirium Be Predicted by Elevated Proinflammatory Cytokines?

  This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Critical Care Alert.

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• Therapeutic Hypothermia: How Cold Is Cold Enough?

  This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Critical Care Alert.

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• The Importance of the CSF Specimen for Antibody Determination in NMDA Receptor Encephalitis

  This article originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of Neurology Alert.

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