Hospital Medicine Perspective

• Could Colchicine Be the New Aspirin? Michel Zeitouni talks to Jean-Claude Tardif about the COLCOT series of clinical trials testing colchicine, an anti-inflammatory gout drug, for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 27, 2020
• Independent NPs and PAs: A Doc's View Nurse practitioners and physician assistants increasingly manage patient care independently. While professional physician organizations cry foul, this doctor is not alarmed.
  Medscape, January 22, 2020
• Entering the TWILIGHT Zone of DAPT Duration   Experts from the Mayo Clinic discuss the impact of TWILIGHT, a comparison of ticagrelor monotherapy vs dual-antiplatelet therapy in post-PCI patients.
  Mayo Clinic, January 21, 2020
• Overcoming Territoriality in Palliative Cancer Care Dr Jack West says it is time to embrace a team approach when it comes to initiating discussions about end-of-life care with patients with advanced cancer.
  Medscape Oncology, January 21, 2020
• ECG Challenge: Cardiac Abnormalities After Aortic Valve Replacement At a routine follow-up after an aortic valve replacement, a 56-year-old woman complains of fatigue and chest discomfort. What does her ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, January 21, 2020
• 5 Best of 2019: Most-Read Pediatrics Viewpoints Dr William Basco begins 2020 by reviewing the most widely read and commented upon Viewpoint columns on Medscape Pediatrics in 2019.
  Medscape Pediatrics, January 21, 2020
• Top 5 Diabetes Highlights From 2019 For the first time in several years, a cardiovascular outcomes trial may not be the most exciting diabetes news of the year. Here are 2019's highlights from Dr Harpreet Bajaj.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 17, 2020
• Off Gurneys, Into Beds -- How Can We Speed Up Admissions?   Dr Alok Patel discusses options for improving emergency department admission flow.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, January 17, 2020
• Goop Targets Gaps in Patient Care   The size of the complementary and alternative medicine market is an 'indictment against the conventional medical industry,' says F. Perry Wilson. What can be done to reverse this growing trend?
  Medscape, January 15, 2020
• Cardiology's Hottest Trial of 2019 and Healthcare 2020   Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson continue their review of 2019 with the 'hottest trial of the year' and what to expect in healthcare in 2020.
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 15, 2020
• Doctor Duo Counters Misperceptions on Addiction A married pair of physicians found that they had different perspectives on the opioid crisis -- so they wrote a book about it together.
  Medscape, January 14, 2020
• Infectious Diseases in 2020: 5 Areas of Concern   Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses advances made in infectious diseases in 2019 and looks ahead at concerns for the new year.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, January 14, 2020
• Epinephrine for Cardiac Arrest: Guidance Inflated? Dr Amal Mattu reviews the AHA update on cardiac life support and questions the current recommendations for using epinephrine in cardiac arrest.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, January 13, 2020
• The Week That Wasn't: Popcorn-Linked Infection, Minimum Wage, Altruistic Pain Relief Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
  Medscape, January 10, 2020
• The War on Shock: Is Industry Leading the Charge? Protocols for patients in cardiogenic shock encourage use of mechanical circulatory support and play down palliative care, despite limited supporting data, writes interventional cardiologist Jaya Mallidi.
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 06, 2020
• Malpractice Case: Who Monitors Medication -- The Specialist or the PCP? When it comes to a patient's medication, specialists and primary care physicians need to agree on who monitors the effects of the prescription.
  Cooperative of American Physicians, January 06, 2020
• 'Frustration and Disbelief' Over Drug Shortages   Drs Robert Glatter and Paul Biddinger discuss drug shortages, including potential causes and solutions.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, January 03, 2020
• The Week That Wasn't: Burst Esophagus, Clinical Superstition, Vaccination Record Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
  Medscape, December 27, 2019
• Hold This Drug? Perioperative Medication Management   The Curbsiders, a trio of practicing internists, share tips they've learned about the tricky issue of perioperative medication management.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, December 27, 2019
• 'Huge Year' for HER2+ Breast Cancer: Incorporating New Treatments   Drs Kathy Miller and Sara Hurvitz reflect on some of the trial results, including HER2CLIMB and DESTINY-Breast01, presented at this year's SABCS that may 'take your breath away.'
  Medscape Oncology, December 27, 2019