Hospital Medicine
- Hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: Diagnosis, management, and prevention
Better diagnosis, management, and prevention are needed.
- SARS-CoV-2 and myocardial injury: Few answers, many questions
What is the mechanism? Is this a distinct population? What are the treatment options?
- Management of patients with COVID-19 in the MICU
The main goals are to ensure caregiver safety and provide the highest quality care.
- Coagulopathy in COVID-19: Manifestations and management
Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism is recommended for all patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
- Thoracic imaging in COVID-19
Typical findings include bilateral multifocal parenchymal opacities, predominantly in the peripheral and lower zones.
- Pneumonia and alcohol use disorder: Implications for treatment
Patients with alcohol use disorder are at increased risk for Streptococcus pneumoniae but not resistant gram-negative infections.
- 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?