Hospital Medicine
- Perioperative infection: Are we sure what to focus on?
Which immunosuppressive drugs pose the greater danger in the perioperative period: the newer biologics or corticosteroids?
- Liposuction: Concepts, safety, and techniques in body-contouring surgery
In addition to its purely aesthetic uses, liposuction is an important adjunct in reconstructive surgery.
- COVID-19 Curbside Consults at www.CCJM.org
These are tough times. This is a wicked disease. But healthcare providers are stepping up.
- Can multiple ARDS patients be ventilated with a single ventilator?
With more patients than machines, multiplex ventilation is a reasonable last resort to prevent certain death.
- What mask should I wear to protect against transmissible acute respiratory infections?
Clinical trials have not shown a direct advantage for N95 respirators vs surgical masks for many acute respiratory infections.
- An unending ode to pneumonia
The examination, history, and sometimes, sputum Gram stain and culture results still inform our clinical judgment.
- Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
On day 4, his blood pressure was 209/93 mm Hg, and CT showed new vasogenic edema in both occipital lobes.
- Gastroenteritis gone rogue
A 56-year-old woman presented with 2 weeks of vomiting and diarrhea. Her troubles were just beginning.
- Community-acquired pneumonia: Strategies for triage and treatment
Not all patients need to be hospitalized. Initial empiric treatment should be de-escalated as soon as possible.