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Wernicke encephalopathy observed in a cancer patient receiving terminal‐stage home care

open access: yesJournal of General and Family Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract We report an 80 year old man in the terminal stage of cancer receiving home care. On the 18th day after starting home care, he experienced a sudden onset of impaired consciousness, unsteadiness of gait, and ophthalmoplegia. Based on the clinical symptoms and a prolonged loss of appetite, Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) was suspected. Thiamine 100 
Minoru Saiki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research priorities for adult hospital medicine: A survey of US hospital medicine leaders

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Hospital medicine (HM), a well‐established clinical specialty, requires clarity of research priorities to identify target areas for investment in HM research infrastructure and activities. The Society of Hospital Medicine's Research Committee developed a 20‐item survey and used purposeful sampling of US hospitalist leaders to prioritize ...
Valerie G. Press   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Caregiver experiences with deimplementation of continuous pulse oximetry monitoring for children hospitalized with bronchiolitis: A qualitative study

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring in stable children with bronchiolitis not requiring supplemental oxygen has been identified as a low‐value practice. However, little is known about how parents and other caregivers experience efforts to deimplement this practice.
Courtney Benjamin Wolk   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Things We Do for No Reason™: Routinely maintaining intravenous access in hospitalized patients

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are widely used in hospitalized patients and are often maintained even after the need for intravenous therapy has resolved. This article challenges the routine practice of maintaining idle PIVCs in clinically stable patients.
Brent Kennis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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