Antibiotic Prophylaxis for COPD

Even though hospitalists will not be following patients every 3 months for their recommended evaluation of medications, signs of ototoxicity, and EKG readings, we can still put a bug in the ear of primary care physicians to consider this approach when all else seems to fail.

Dr. Hester is a hospitalist with Baltimore-Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie, Md., who has a passion for empowering patients to partner in their health care.