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Just enough, but not too much, antibiotics for CAP patients
Prudent approaches to treating community-acquired pneumonia in the hospital include achievable goals, such as using the lowest number and spectrum of antibiotics and shortening treatment durations.
Bathtubs, sacred cows, and high-value care in the hospital
Moving patients efficiently through the hospital, or ideally keeping them out entirely, should be a major focus for internists and hospitalists.
How to identify heart failure in the hospital
About 80% of the time, a good history and physical can diagnose a patient with true heart failure.
Lessons learned from a doctor's death
Lucy Kalanithi, MD, FACP, spoke about the death of her husband, a neurosurgeon who contracted stage 4 lung cancer and wrote a best-selling memoir.