This online Clinics series provides evidence-based answers to clinical questions the practicing hospitalist faces daily. The seventh issue in our growing online database, edited by Ian Jenkins and Nasim Afsar-manesh, covers essential updates in the following topics: pleural effusions, bacterial meningitis, thrombocytopenia, novel anticoagulants, and more.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Contents - p. 5 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. 6 7. Foreword - p. 7 8. Preface - p. 8 9. Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease - p. 9 10. Diagnosis of Pleural Effusions - p. 21 11. Acute Bacterial Meningitis - p. 32 12. Inpatient Management of Postrenal Transplant Patients - p. 38 13. Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 46 14. Hip Fracture Management - p. 53 15. An Approach to Thrombocytopenia in the Hospital - p. 65 16. Palliation of Nonpain Symptoms - p. 72 17. New Oral Anticoagulants - p. 81 18. Medication Reconciliation - p. 89
This online Clinics series provides evidence-based answers to clinical questions the practicing hospitalist faces daily. The seventh issue in our growing online database, edited by Ian Jenkins and Nasim Afsar-manesh, covers essential updates in the following topics: pleural effusions, bacterial meningitis, thrombocytopenia, novel anticoagulants, and more.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Contents - p. 5 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. 6 7. Foreword - p. 7 8. Preface - p. 8 9. Noninvasive Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease - p. 9 10. Diagnosis of Pleural Effusions - p. 21 11. Acute Bacterial Meningitis - p. 32 12. Inpatient Management of Postrenal Transplant Patients - p. 38 13. Hepatic Encephalopathy - p. 46 14. Hip Fracture Management - p. 53 15. An Approach to Thrombocytopenia in the Hospital - p. 65 16. Palliation of Nonpain Symptoms - p. 72 17. New Oral Anticoagulants - p. 81 18. Medication Reconciliation - p. 89
