Hospital Medicine Perspective

• A 65-Year-Old Man With Abdominal Pain: USMLE Question A 65-year-old man presents with abdominal and bone pain, as well as altered mental status. Are you able to make the right diagnosis?
  Osmosis, April 2019
• Finding the 'Sweet Spot' With Corticosteroids in Cancer Care   Mark Kris discusses optimal corticosteroid dosing in cancer treatment.
  Medscape Oncology, April 2019
• Headache Treatment Protocols: One Size Does Not Fit All Dr Robert Cowan discusses the reasons why treatment plans for migraine headache should be tailored to each patient.
  American Headache Society and Medscape, April 2019
• Evaluating Neck Masses in Adult and Pediatric Patients Dr Gordon Sun presents common causes of neck masses in adult and pediatric patients and discusses appropriate initial imaging studies for each patient population.
  Medscape Family Medicine, April 2019
• Chagas Cardiomyopathy: The Disease You Might Not Think Of A growing public health threat demands more awareness of Chagas disease and its manifestations.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 2019
• Surgeon Wins Again in Lawsuit Appeal; More Decision upholds lower court ruling in favor of surgeon; misdiagnosis tops list of med-mal claims; Florida tries again to institute med-mal caps
  Medscape Business of Medicine, April 2019
• IPAF: Heterogeneity Hurts Clinical Utility A pro-con debate surrounds the definition of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features.
  Medscape Critical Care, April 2019
• The Week That Wasn't: Snail Glue Sutures, Helpful Jet Lag, Viral Cancer Cure   This week's stories include surgical sutures made of snail glue, jet lagged fruit flies, and a potential viral cure for a pediatric cancer.
  Medscape, April 2019
• Newly Approved Osteoporosis Drug Is 'Promising' and 'Welcome' With the recent FDA approval of romosozumab for the treatment of osteoporosis, Dr Joy Wu discusses its risks and benefits, as well as how it fits in among the other treatment options.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 2019
• Your Norovirus Questions, Answered Norovirus outbreaks seem to be everywhere, closing schools and returning cruise ships to port. Here's what you need to know about this highly contagious illness.
  CDC Expert Commentary, April 2019
• CVD Primary Prevention Guideline Puts Patients Center Stage   Leading with lifestyle, this panel from the guideline writing committee review the key takeaways from the 2019 ACC/AHA guideline for primary prevention of CVD, which was written with patients in mind.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , April 2019
• Reducing Dex in Antiemetic Regimens 'Makes No Sense'   Mark Kris discusses the importance of dexamethasone in antiemetic regimens.
  Medscape Oncology, April 2019
• 10 Ways Climate Change Affects Patients Do clinicians need to be concerned about climate change? It's a human health issue that can be considered in your patient care, says Dr Bruce Lee.
  Medscape Public Health, April 2019
• How Do You Ensure Patient Compliance?   What are the best ways to support patient compliance? Tell us what you think!
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 2019
• The Power of a Physician's Kind Word Physicians often feel compassion and warmth toward patients but don't realize that they're not always expressing it well.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, April 2019
• Tort Reform: The Solution to Practicing 'Defensive' Medicine?   The benefits and drawbacks of tort reform are still unsettled, says Dr Patel. What do you think?
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, April 2019
• Triggering Palliative Care in Late-Stage Dementia A pilot randomized trial demonstrates a way to provide access to palliative care for patients with late-stage dementia.
  Medscape Nurses, April 2019
• High-Dose Steroids: Worth the Risk in Bacterial Keratitis? Dr Christopher Rapuano on why, despite its limitations, a new study provides convincing evidence that this treatment approach is warranted.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, April 2019
• Beware Drug Interactions With Supplements Certain supplements may have serious interactions with medications. Do you know which supplements your patients are taking?
  Medscape Pharmacists, April 2019
• Mum's Care: Hospital Recommendations Reveal Implicit Racism Seeking guidance on her Indian-Muslim mother's care, a physician instead discovers a disconcerting subtext.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 2019