Clinical Approaches to Hospital Medicine

Provides the latest information and best practices for the growing field of hospital medicine

Combines clinical and systems management reviews

Developed by leaders in the field

Autorentext

Kevin Conrad M.D. MBA

Medical Director Community Affairs and Health Policy

Ochsner Health Systems

Associate Professor of Medicine

Tulane University School of Medicine

Inhalt

Section I A Clinical Update in Hospital Medicine.- Chapter 1: Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure for Inpatient Providers.- Chapter 2: Hospital Management of Migraine.- Chapter 3: Candidemia: New directions for Management and Treatment.- Chapter 4: Adjunct Corticosteroid Therapy for Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia.- Chapter 5: Procalcitonin and New Biomarkers.- Chapter 6: New Developments and Treatment Options for Cellulitis in the Hospital.- Chapter 7: An In Depth Look into the Management and Treatment of Delirium.- Chapter 8: Update in the Treatment of Sepsis and Septic Shock; Transitioning from SIRS to SOFA.- Section II - Extended Topics in Hospital Medicine.- Chapter 9: Palliative Medicine.- Chapter 10: Stroke Units and Their Effect on Patient Outcomes.- Chapter 11: An Update in Perioperative Medicine.- Chapter 12: Obstetrics: The Hospitalist's Approach to the Pregnant Patient.- Section III The Opiod Epidemic Tools for the Hospitalist.- Chapter 13: Solving America's Opiod Epidemic Pathophysiology and Ethics.- Chapter 14: Solving America's Opiod Epiedmic Treatment and Systems Approach.- Chapter 15:The Opioid Risk Tool: Assessing Opioid Risk: Why Is the Sensitive Question Important?.- Chapter 16:Nonopioid and Adjuvant Analgesics for Acute Pain Management.- Chapter 17:Hospitalist Management of Injectable Drugs of Abuse.- Section IV Perspectives in Hospital Medicine.- Chapter 18:The State of Hospitalist Medicine: Trends in Compensation, Practice Patterns, Advanced Practice Providers, Malpractice and Career Satisfaction.- Chapter 19:The Background and Development of Hospital Medicine Globally: The Challenges of International Hospital Medicine.- Chapter 20: Philosophical Tools for Applying Medical Knowledge.