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1 online resource (xxvi, 1176 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Hospitalists as hospital leaders / Andrew S. Dunn -- 2. Evidence-based medicine primer / Sarah Kharkhanechi [and others] -- 3. On the fly: using electronic resources to enhance evidence-based practice / Deborah Korenstein and Laura Schimming -- 4. The physical exam: an evidence based approach to common abnormal findings / James K. Stulman, Catherine Bigelow and Susan Kahane -- 5. Doctor to doctor communication / Brian Markoff -- 6. Approach to the analysis of medical errors / Erin DuPree -- 7. Process improvement tools / Ira S. Nash -- 8. Teamwork in hospital medicine / Kevin J. O'Leary and Niraj L. Sehgal -- 9. Medication Reconciliation / Kelly Cunningham and Jill Goldenberg -- 10. Transitions of care: the hospital discharge / Jill Goldenberg, Ramiro Jervis and Kelly Cunningham -- 11. Health informatics for hospitalists / Anuj K. Dalal and Kendall Rogers -- 12. Financial planning for a hospitalist program / Chirayu Shah, Tuhin Pankaj and Surinder Kaul -- 13. Metrics and dashboards / Jeffrey Farber -- 14. Inpatient documentation and coding / Steve Sigworth and Ira Marie Helenius -- 15. Non-physician practitioners in the hospital setting / Alan Briones -- 16. Teaching tips and pearls / Lisa Coplit -- 17. Teaching at the bedside / Somnath Mookherjee and Brad Sharpe -- 18. Approach to chest pain / Kevin Dunsky -- 19. Acute coronary syndrome / Phillip A. Erwin, Rajeev L. Narayan and Bruce J. Darrow -- 20. Acute decompensated heart failure / Gabriel Sayer and Sean Pinney -- 21. Valvular heart disease / Mark Harrison and Lane Duvall -- 22. Atrial fibrillation and flutter / Kabir Bhasin and Jonathan L. Halperin -- 23. Arrhythmias: supraventricular tachycardias, ventricular tachycardias and bradyarrhythmias / Avi Fischer -- 24. Malignant hypertension / Adam Harris and Michael Kim -- 25. Syncope / Prashant Vaishnava and Marc Miller -- 26. Approach to the patient with dyspnea / Eric Barna -- 27. Asthma / Gwen Skloot -- 28. Hospital management of COPD exacerbations / Neil Schachter -- 29. Evaluation and treatment of diffuse parenchymal lung disease / June Kim and Timothy J. Harkin -- 30. Pulmonary hypertension / Ajith Nair -- 31. Sepsis: manifestations and management of the host/pathogen response / Thomas Kalb -- 32. Management of the mechanically ventilated patient / Uma S. Ayyala. |
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33. Glycemic management in critically III patients / Maria Skamagas -- 34. Management of hospitalized patients with end-stage renal disease / Anand Reddy, Sridhar R. Allam and Brian Radbill -- 35. Acute kidney injury / Tonia K. Kim -- 36. A practical approach to acid-base disturbances / Jaime Uribarri -- 37. Hyponatremia and hypernatremia / Zygimantas C. Alsauskas and Michael J. Ross -- 38. Disorders of potassium homeostasis / Raj Kiran Medapalli and Michael J. Ross -- 39. Acute abdominal pain in the hospitalized patient / Sarah Steinberg, Sita Chokhavatia and Imuetinyan Asuen -- 40. Acute gastrointestinal bleeding / Jonathan Potack -- 41. Inpatient management of inflammatory bowel disease / Thomas A. Ullman -- 42. Pancreatitis / Reza Akhtar -- 43. Small bowel obstruction / Kerri E. Buch and Celia M. Divino -- 44. Management of the cirrhotic patient / Carmen M. Stanca and Douglas T. Dieterich -- 45. Approach to the hospitalized patient with abnormal liver function tests / Kalpesh K. Patel -- 46. Management of diabetes and hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients / Maria Skamagas -- 47. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS): diabetes emergencies / Maria Skamagas and Erin Rule -- 48. Diagnosis and treatment of thyroid dysfunction / Noga C. Minsky and Richard S. Haber -- 49. Adrenal insufficiency / Maria E. Lamothe, Robert Yanagisawa and Alice C. Levine -- 50. Malnutrition / Jeffrey I. Mechanick and Elise M. Brett -- 51. Hospital-acquired fever / Maria Anaizza Aurora Reyna -- 52. Community-acquired and healthcare/hospital-acquired pneumonia / Keith Sigel and Mikyung Lee -- 53. Skin and soft tissue infections / Maurice Policar -- 54. Urinary tract infections / Meenakshi M. Rana and David P. Calfee -- 55. HIV for the hospitalist / Richard MacKay and Beverly Forsyth -- 56. Influenza / Nicole M. Bouvier -- 57. Multidrug-resistant organisms: emerging resistance and therapeutic options / Gopi Patel -- 58. Tuberculosis / Joseph R. Masci -- 59. Clostridium difficile infection / Sofia Novak, Lisa Hayes and Ekaterina Sokolova -- 60. Catheter-associated bloodstream infections / David P. Calfee -- 61. Anemia / Che-Kai Tsao and Louis Aledort -- 62. Thrombocytopenia / Caroline Cromwell. |
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63. Venous thromboembolism prevention in hospitalized medical and surgical patients / Charles E. Mahan, and Alex C. Spyropoulos -- 64. Diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolic disease / Scott Kaatz and David G. Paje -- 65. Inpatient management of sickle cell disease / Jeffrey Glassberg and Patricia Shi -- 66. Transfusion medicine / Patricia Shi -- 67. Acute arthritis / Ruchi Jain and Peter D. Gorevic -- 68. Inpatient management of rheumatoid arthritis / Yousaf Ali -- 69. Systemic lupus erythematosus / Okey Justin Oparanaku and Leslie Dubin Kerr -- 70. Malignancy workup / Tony Philip -- 71. Chemotherapy and associated symptoms / Sonia M. Seng Che-Kai Tsao and William K. Oh -- 72. Oncologic emergencies / Noa Biran, Keren Osman -- 73. Transplantation medicine for the hospitalist / Sakshi Dua and Maria L. Padilla -- 74. Concepts of and approach to delirium / Alan Briones -- 75. Acute stroke and TIA / Qingliang T. Wang and Stanley Tuhrim -- 76. Epilepsy / Lara V. Marcuse and Madeline C. Fields -- 77. Assessment of capacity / Teresa Lim and Deborah B. Marin -- 78. Substance use disorders / Sanjay Patel, Niru S. Nahar and Evaristo O. Akerele -- 79. Depression: diagnosis and treatment / Kyle Lapidus, Laili Soleimani and Dan V. Iosifescu -- 80. Schizophrenia / Joseph M. Cerimele, Alejandra Durango and Vladan Novakovic -- 81. Fall prevention / Erin Rule and Brian Markoff -- 82. Prevention and management of pressure ulcers / Kathy Navid -- 83. The essentials of medical consultation / Eva Flores and Salvatore Cilmi -- 84. Developing and implementing a co-management model of care / Tomas Villanueva and Amir K. Jaffer -- 85. Preoperative cardiac assessment / Dennis Chang -- 86. Perioperative management of diabetes / Maria Skamagas -- 87. Preoperative pulmonary assessment / Adam S. Morgenthau -- 88. Perioperative management of oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents / Ramiro Jervis and Andrew Dunn -- 89. Postoperative fever / Dennis Chang -- 90. Hospital-based opioid analgesia / Jay R. Horton -- 91. Overview of ethical principles and ethical analysis / Anca Dinescu -- 92. Establishing goals of care for the hospitalized patient / Jenny Litrivis -- 93. Management of common nonpain symptoms in palliative care / Emily Chai -- 94. Travel medicine for hospitalists / Daniel Caplivski -- 95. Cultural competence in the hospital setting / Carol R. Horowitz, Alexander Green and Joseph Betancourt. |
| Summary |
Hospital medicine is the fasting growing field of medicine, and the importance of hospitalists in the delivery of care and success of hospitals continues to increase. The practice of hospital medicine is both rewarding and challenging: hospitalists need to provide high-quality care using the best available evidence in an efficient, cost-effective manner. In recognition of the need for rapid access to essential information, this text provides a concise yet comprehensive source for busy clinicians. Essentials of Hospital Medicine provides detailed reviews of all clinical topics in inpatient medicine, including common diagnoses, hospital-acquired conditions, medical consultation, and palliative care, as well as key non-clinical topics, such as quality improvement tools, approach to medical errors, the business of medicine, and teaching tips. It is the single source needed for hospitalists striving to deliver outstanding care and provide value to their patients and hospitals. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Hospitals.
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Hospitals. |
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Hospital care.
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Hospital care. |
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Hospitalists.
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Hospitalists. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Dunn, Andrew (Andrew S.)
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Kathuria, Navneet.
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Klotman, Paul.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Essentials of hospital medicine. Singapore : World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2013 9789814354905 |
| ISBN |
9789814354912 (electronic book) |
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9814354910 (electronic book) |
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9789814354905 (hardback) |
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9814354902 (hardback) |
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