This new online Clinics series, Hospital Medicine Clinics, provides evidence-based answers to clinical questions the practicing hospitalist faces daily. This second issue in our growing online database covers essential updates in the management of class III and IV heart failure; pulmonary hypertension; diabetic foot infections; hyponatremia; acute pancreatitis; management of acute stroke; prevention of deep vein thrombosis; electroconvulsive therapy; advance directives; and legal pitfalls for the hospitalist.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. Foreword - p. 5 6. Preface - p. 6 7. Management of Heart Failure - p. 7 8. Pulmonary Hypertension - p. 13 9. Diabetic Foot Infection - p. 19 10. Hyponatremia - p. 27 11. Acute Pancreatitis - p. 31 12. Acute Ischemic Stroke - p. 38 13. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Medical Patients - p. 46 14. Advance Directives - p. 55 15. Medical Consultation for Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy - p. 61 16. The Medical Liability System: Essential Information for the Hospitalist - p. 67
This new online Clinics series, Hospital Medicine Clinics, provides evidence-based answers to clinical questions the practicing hospitalist faces daily. This second issue in our growing online database covers essential updates in the management of class III and IV heart failure; pulmonary hypertension; diabetic foot infections; hyponatremia; acute pancreatitis; management of acute stroke; prevention of deep vein thrombosis; electroconvulsive therapy; advance directives; and legal pitfalls for the hospitalist.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Contributors - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Forthcoming Issues - p. 4 5. Foreword - p. 5 6. Preface - p. 6 7. Management of Heart Failure - p. 7 8. Pulmonary Hypertension - p. 13 9. Diabetic Foot Infection - p. 19 10. Hyponatremia - p. 27 11. Acute Pancreatitis - p. 31 12. Acute Ischemic Stroke - p. 38 13. Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Medical Patients - p. 46 14. Advance Directives - p. 55 15. Medical Consultation for Patients Undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy - p. 61 16. The Medical Liability System: Essential Information for the Hospitalist - p. 67
