Hospital Medicine
Case Reports
Recurrent Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor-Induced Angioedema Refractory to Fresh Frozen Plasma
The case of a patient with refractory angioedema who was treated with fresh frozen plasma without success raises concern for its effectiveness.
Original Research
Millennials in Medicine: Cross-Trained Physicians Not Valued in Medical Marketplace
Health organizations must improve recruitment of millennial physicians who bring new skills in order to have more engaged employees and healthier...
Commentary
The Worst and the Best of 2019
Readers may recall that at the end of each calendar as opposed to fiscal year—I know it is hard to believe time exists...
Conference Coverage
Transfusion-related lung injury is on the rise in elderly patients
SAN ANTONIO – Researchers at the Food and Drug Administration examined trends in potentially life-threatening or fatal transfusion-related adverse...
Conference Coverage
Storytelling tool can assist elderly in the ICU
SAN FRANCISCO – A graphic-based framework tool helps track best-and worst-case scenarios for elderly patients in the...
Conference Coverage
Short-course DAA therapy may prevent hepatitis transmission in transplant patients
BOSTON – While curing infection post transplant works, prevention would be preferable, investigators say.
Conference Coverage
Strategy critical to surviving drug shortages
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – The impact of drug shortages transcends the inability to supply patients with first-line or optimal therapy. Education is...
Program Profile
VA Boston Healthcare System First Friday Faculty Development Presentation Series
A multidisciplinary online and in-person continuing education program utilizing the teaching, research, awards, interprofessional, networking (...
Conference Coverage
Previously healthy patients hospitalized for sepsis show increased mortality
WASHINGTON – U.S. patients hospitalized with community-acquired sepsis had higher mortality when they had no other comorbidities.
Original Research
Using Voogle to Search Within Patient Records in the VA Corporate Data Warehouse
The VA has developed a tool to search its Corporate Data Warehouse, which provides easy access to patient data for better clinical decision making...