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April 2010
Featured Articles
Cover story
Pay now, profit later
Initial training, whether it lasts a few days or a few weeks, can make a crucial difference in a hospitalist’s long-term productivity and career satisfaction.
Q&A: Elizabeth Marlow, MD
Answering before the surgeon calls
Did seeing high-risk surgical patients early reduce complications and length of stay?
Your practice
Baffled by beta-blockers
For hospitalists weighing whether to prescribe a beta-blocker perioperatively, recent updated guidelines provide some helpful indications, but significant questions remain.
A matter of respect
Disruptive behavior is common in U.S. hospitals, according to a recent survey.
Success story
Telemetry unit initiative reduces ED crowding, smooths patient flow
Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta standardized admission and transfer criteria for its telemetry unit.
Mindful Medicine
Seeing the whole picture
An internist sidesteps anchoring and availability to arrive at the correct diagnosis.
Perspectives
Letter from the editor
For some hospitalist employers, letting a recruit jump right into a new job seems like the best way to learn. Others have found, however, that taking the time to orient new hospitalist colleagues to their work environment reaps dividends down the line.
Letter to the editor
A shorter physician work week reflects changes in activities, one reader writes.
Newman’s notions
Ruppy: Teaching old dogs new tricks
By focusing on teamwork, communication, and strong relationships, successful collaboration between clinicians and other providers can be achieved.
Student hospitalist
Clear expectations make better doctors
It would be impossible to tell medical students all the things they need to know to succeed, but our columnist can think of a few easy signs to follow.
Your Practice
Technology traps
Noninvasive cardiac output monitoring
Our columnist describes the strengths and weaknesses of currently available minimally invasive monitors.
Coding Corner
Respiratory failure in COPD patients
In some cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, it may be appropriate to assign a principal or secondary diagnosis of acute respiratory failure.
Clinical Medicine
Test yourself
Preoperative evaluation
The following cases and commentary, which address preoperative evaluation, are excerpted from ACP’s Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
Research news
Journal watch
Recent studies of note.
In the news
Physician errors, managing STEMI, and more.
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From the September 1, 2010 edition
- Statin prescriptions at discharge increasing in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage
- Black and low-income patients more likely to leave hospital against medical advice, be readmitted
Cartoon Caption Contest
This issue's winning cartoon caption was submitted by Patricia J. Peterson, FACP, in practice in Longview, Wash., who will receive a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program or service. Thanks to all who voted!
"Did you say you were a little horse? Or a little hoarse?"
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