08.23.2016
Clinical Alerts
07.14.2016
At End of Life, Aggressive Cancer Treatment Often Eclipses Recommended Palliative Care
According to the findings of a study presented last month at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), aggressive, nonbeneficial...
07.14.2016
Communication About Serious Illness Care Goals
Communication can be challenging, yet essential to developing an effective care plan for patients who are seriously ill. There is a misconception that talking about...
07.14.2016
The Hospitalist Perspective on Opioid Prescribing
Pain is a common and frequent symptom among patients in the hospital. In a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, we learn that...
06.29.2016
Docusate Sodium Liquid Formulations Alert
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has issued an alert regarding a multi-state outbreak...
06.15.2016
Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) and Steroid Use
In a recent JAMA Intern Med article, a patient case describing an allergic reaction to a PPI is presented. The article reiterates that PPIs are...
06.15.2016
The Death Rattle Dilemma
Terminal secretions, also known as “death rattle”, is a type of noisy breathing from retained secretions that sounds like snoring or rattling during the inspiratory...
05.11.2016
Cystic Fibrosis: New therapies developed
Cystic fibrosis is a life-limiting genetic disorder that affects several body systems including the lung (bronchiectasis), pancreas (malabsorption), liver (biliary cirrhosis), and sweat glands (heat...
05.11.2016