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New Drugs, Indications, Dosage Forms, and Approvals Hydromorphone extended-release tablets (Exalgo) have been approved by the FDA as a once-...
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How Should Hypertensive Emergencies Be Managed?
Case A 57-year-old male with hypertension and end-stage renal disease is brought into the ED by his family for evaluation of headache, nausea,...
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Change You Should Believe In
Care transitions challenge hospitalists to improve systems, communication
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Market Watch
New drugs, indications, dosage forms, and approvals, including items about carglumic acid, desirudin injection, ritonavir, and saxagliptin/...
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In the Literature
Physician reviews of HM-related research, including cancer risks with CT imaging, monoclonal antibodies in C. difficile, and autcomes...
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Observation Care
Detailed notes, correct codes critical to charge capture
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What Is the Most Cost- Effective Evaluation for a First Syncopal Episode?
Syncope is defined as sudden, self-terminating loss of consciousness. Syncope is a common problem, accounting for 1% to 2% of ED visits in the U.S...
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Rule Proposes Electronic Prescription of Controlled Substances, Doesn’t Scrap Pen-and-Paper Method
Is it true that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is going to allow doctors to prescribe controlled drugs electronically?
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Care Critical
Hospitalists can—and will—help solve ICU workforce issues
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How should Parkinson’s disease be managed perioperatively?
Case A 67-year-old female with moderately advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) had a mechanical fall in her home, which resulted in a humeral...