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June 2009
Featured Articles
Cover Story
Where’s the target?
Experts debate new glucose goals for the ICU
The NICE-SUGAR investigators’ finding that intensive control actually increased mortality among their more than 6,000 ICU patients will lead to a dramatic and rapid change in practice for hospitalists.
Internal Medicine 2009
Get the germs where they live
—in the hospital
An expert delivers good news and bad news about hospital-acquired infections.
Dealing with delirium in older
hospitalized adults
This common complication can have serious adverse effects.
Debunking the gospel of heparin for strokes
Portraying heparin as a religion may be an exaggeration, but not so far from the truth.
Bridging the pain gap
Tips on pain management
The main goals of pain treatment should be to reduce pain to a level that’s tolerable for the patient, decrease suffering, maximize function and minimize adverse outcomes.
Perspectives
Letter from the editor
Glucose control in the ICU has become a moving target for hospitals and hospitalists alike. Our cover story looks at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American Diabetes Association’s new guidelines on glucose and how the new evidence may affect hospitalists’ practice.
Letter to the editor
PA training opportunities abound
Although a physician in a recent article said that no residency programs exist for NPs and PAs, postgraduate residencies and fellowships for PAs do exist and have for over 30 years.
Newman’s notions
Lunch with Lynch
Lunch with a former residency director leads to reflections on a career in medicine.
Your Practice
Coding Corner
Reporting diabetic manifestations
Quality Corner
Measure of the month: Advance care plan
In accordance with a law passed by Congress late in 2006, physicians and other eligible professionals are able to receive bonus payments of a percentage (increased to 2%) of their total allowed Medicare charges, subject to a cap, by submitting information for defined quality measures.
Clinical Medicine
Test yourself
Infectious diseases
The following cases and commentary, which address infectious diseases, are excerpted from ACP’s Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
FDA update
Cold products, digoxin, defibrillators recalled
Drug recalls, warnings, approvals.
Research News
Journal watch
Recent studies of note.
In the News
News on trends in hospitalist care, and more
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From the March 10, 2009 edition
- Current, validated med lists reduce errors on hospital admission
- Use of probiotics helps lower ventilator-associated pneumonia rates
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