Hospital Medicine Alert – July 1, 2013
July 1, 2013
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An Opportunity to Make a Difference
The majority of patients with advanced cancer have decisional capacity at the time of their terminal hospitalization but lose that capacity before having an end-of-life discussion. -
Value of Cardiology Follow-up of Acute Chest Pain Patients
Patients seen in emergency departments (ED) for acute chest pain who are deemed low risk for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and relatively safe for discharge are often referred to their primary care physician (PCP) for follow-up. -
Uncomplicated Pure Cellulitis: No Need to Cover for MRSA?
Uncomplicated cellulitis, defined as cellulitis without abscess, is most often caused by streptococci. -
Healthy Physicians Equal Healthy Patients
More patients who received a preventive medicine intervention also had their physician receive the corresponding preventive intervention. -
ECG Review: WCT in a Renal Patient
The ECG shown above was obtained from an acutely ill but alert and hemodynamically stable patient. How certain are you that the rhythm is ventricular tachycardia (VT)? Might there be another explanation if the patient in question was a young adult with renal disease and diabetes?