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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

Since the mid-1990s, our capacity for innovation has never stopped as hospitalists navigate a complex landscape of acute illnesses, interprofessional collaborations and the imperative to provide efficient, high-quality care. Published July 26, 2023. Published October 11, 2023. Stanford Medicine News Center. MEDITECH News.

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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. After a lull during the COVID 19 pandemic, cases reemerged in 2023 and continued to climb into 2024. than in the classic bacterial pneumonia. And don’t fear the Z Pak, right?

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

They carry existing diagnoses and are followed by outpatient mental health providers. Patients with psychosis caused by medical illness usually have abnormal vital signs, altered mental status, and impaired orientation with compromised intellectual function. Hosp Pediatr (2023) 13 (1): 66–71

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

Updated 2023 Jul 17]. You won’t be able to diagnose them on history and physical alone. And biochemical testing is really needed in most cases to independently diagnose a specific IEM. But again, metabolic GI illness, interrupt other interruptions in feeding schedule, intense exercise.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

For example, we spend the first half talking about a RCT simulation study of clinician verbal and non-verbal communication with a seriously ill patient with cancer. And so I think that’s why it has its moment now even in 2023. They look at the signs and symptoms, they do a physical exam, maybe some lab tests or some imaging.

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What are the signs of an eating disorder?

Vida Family Medicine

This week, February 27-March 5, 2023, marks National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Less than 6% of people who have an eating disorder are considered "underweight," and those who live in larger bodies are significantly less likely to be diagnosed and access proper treatment.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

If you are interested in learning more and meeting a community of folks interested in hospital-at-home, check out the hospital-at-home user group at hahusersgroup.org or some of these publications: Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. You can broaden the scope of diagnoses.

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