Main description:

This book provides an update on recent clinical practice and an in-depth view of selected topics relevant to hospital medicine. It is divided into four sections that explore clinical, administrative, systems and ethical issues. Each section places an emphasis on the opportunities, challenges and potential directions of this bourgeoning subspecialty. An important topic covered extensively is how hospitalists are being called to lead on the current opioid epidemic, given that they are well-suited in responding to complicated challenges crossing all specialties. Other chapters explore worldwide practice patterns and practical application of philosophical tools in daily practice. This up-to-date resource provides hospitalists, advanced nurse practitioners, medical students and administrators with the latest research, trends and issues in hospital medicine.

Contents:

Section I - A Clinical Update in Hospital Medicine

Chapter 1: Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure for Inpatient Providers

Chapter 2: Hospital Management of Migraine

Chapter 3: Candidemia: New directions for Management and Treatment

Chapter 4: Adjunct Corticosteroid Therapy for Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia

Chapter 5: Procalcitonin and New Biomarkers

Chapter 6: New Developments and Treatment Options for Cellulitis in the Hospital

Chapter 7: An In Depth Look into the Management and Treatment of Delirium

Chapter 8: Update in the Treatment of Sepsis and Septic Shock; Transitioning from SIRS to SOFA

Section II - Extended Topics in Hospital Medicine

Chapter 9: Palliative Medicine

Chapter 10: Stroke Units and Their Effect on Patient Outcomes

Chapter 11: An Update in Perioperative Medicine

Chapter 12: Obstetrics: The Hospitalist's Approach to the Pregnant Patient

Section III - The Opiod Epidemic - Tools for the Hospitalist

Chapter 13: Solving America's Opiod Epidemic - Pathophysiology and Ethics

Chapter 14: Solving America's Opiod Epiedmic - Treatment and Systems Approach

Chapter 15:The Opioid Risk Tool: Assessing Opioid Risk: Why Is the Sensitive Question

Important?

Section IV - Perspectives in Hospital Medicine

Chapter 18:The State of Hospitalist Medicine: Trends in Compensation, Practice Patterns, Advanced Practice Providers, Malpractice and Career Satisfaction

Chapter 19:The Background and Development of Hospital Medicine Globally: The Challenges of International Hospital Medicine

Chapter 20: Philosophical Tools for Applying Medical Knowledge