When should central venous catheters be changed in the intensive care unit? Should there be a rigid time, based protocol for doing so?December 1, 2001Critical CareHospital MedicineInfectious Diseases
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome: Diagnosis and treatmentOctober 1, 2001HematologyHospital Medicine
Should the actual or the corrected serum sodium be used to calculate the anion gap in diabetic ketoacidosis?August 1, 2001HematologyHospital MedicineEndocrinology
Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation in acute respiratory failure: Does it improve outcomes?August 1, 2001Critical CareHospital MedicinePulmonology
Myocardial infarction in a 24-year-old womanAugust 1, 2001CardiologyEmergency MedicineRheumatologyHospital MedicineVascular
Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: What works? What doesn't?August 1, 2001Hospital MedicineInfectious DiseasesPreventive Care
A 47-year-old man with a sore throatJuly 1, 2001GastroenterologyDrug TherapyInfectious DiseasesHospital MedicineImaging
Maximizing response to erythropoietin in treating HIV-associated anemiaJuly 1, 2001Drug TherapyInfectious DiseasesHematologyHospital Medicine
West Nile fever: Here to stay and spreadingJune 1, 2001Drug TherapyInfectious DiseasesPreventive CareHospital Medicine
Anticoagulation therapy in an elderly woman with atrial fibrillationJune 1, 2001Drug TherapyCardiologyHematologyHospital MedicineVascular
Cardiac arrhythmias, respiratory failure, and profound hypokalemia in a trauma patientMay 1, 2001CardiologyEmergency MedicineHospital MedicinePulmonology
Should patients with documented or probable coronary artery disease routinely be placed on beta-blockers before noncardiac surgery?April 1, 2001CardiologyDrug TherapyVascularPreventive CareHospital Medicine
What is the risk of complications from cataract surgery in patients taking anticoagulants?February 1, 2001VascularDrug TherapyHospital Medicine
Preventing sudden death in coronary cardiomyopathy: Implantable defibrillators lead the wayFebruary 1, 2001CardiologyHospital MedicinePreventive Care