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Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Inpatient Setting: A Tale of Four Patients

Point of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has become a mainstream bedside tool for clinicians in several specialties and is gaining recognition in hospital medicine. There are many clinical applications in which the inpatient practitioner can use POCUS to improve his or her diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of patients. POCUS is valuable in…

Posted in: hospital medicine 15 inpatient 2 POCUS 54 point-of-care ultrasound 18 Special Issue 75 ultrasound 13

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Addressing Obesity in the Hospitalized Patient: A Needs Assessment

Objective: To perform a needs assessment to determine the extent to which hospitalist providers recognize and intervene upon obese patients in the hospital setting. Methods: A chart review was performed for patients admitted to the hospitalist service at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center between September 1 and October 1, 2008….

Posted in: body mass index 17 documentation 5 hospitalist 6 inpatient 2 Obesity 70
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