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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

OUR ENTIRE FIELD of hospital medicine grew out of the need to innovate to address the growing complexities of inpatient medicine. AI Implementation: key considerations Integrating new technology in a hospital requires careful planning and attention to detail. It is crucial to have seamless integration with the existing EHR system.

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The Mycoplasma Comeback: Why This Atypical Pneumonia is Back – A PEMCurrents Podcast

PEMBlog

Differentiate Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia from typical bacterial and viral pneumonia based on history, physical exam findings, and diagnostic testing. Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68:13. So as you might imagine, chest x rays aren’t as useful as you’d think in diagnosing mycoplasma. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2025 Feb 17.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

These factors may have impacted their diet, physical activity, and medications, thus impacting their creatinine levels and the inputs that we use for GFR. education, income, number of previous hospitalizations) that also lead to clinical outcomes, not only race-based stratification. 2019 Jun 25;73(24):3234]. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.13378

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #2: Flight of Passage

PEMBlog

He had easy work of breathing, and physical exam was only notable for decreased breath sounds over the left lower lobe. Bronchopulmonary sequestration Our patient was diagnosed with bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS). 2019 Apr 1;48(4):e169-e174. On arrival, the patient was febrile to 38.3C. He was saturating 100% on room air.

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Podcast: Cervical Spine Injuries & Imaging in Children

PEMBlog

2019 Jul;144(1):e20183221. It’s particularly difficult to diagnose cervical spine injuries in kids under three because they can’t give you an accurate history and cooperate with the exam. Any patient with a cervical spine injury or a neurologic deficit They’re getting admitted to the hospital. Pediatrics.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

And so I began to think about the training that I had and that there was no mental health condition that was diagnosed. And so I was really thinking about why are some of my people that are hospitalized doing better than others? In fact from the time he was diagnosed, he passed away within two and a half weeks.

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