Hospital Medicine

New research looks at the use of dyspnea in predicting outcomes, cognitive patterns in chronic heart failure, and the incidence of ICD shocks.

The diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases like heart failure needs to start long before the patient presents with symptoms.

Dell debuts the Aero, an Android-based smartphone with loads of memory and the ability to run simultaneous apps.

Genetic diversity in great apes compares to our own genetic make-up, and contributes to similarities and differences in disease risk, including CVD.

New answers are emerging to help shed light on the complex relationship between renal function and heart failure.

In June, the HFSA published the 2010 Comprehensive Heart Failure Practice Guideline, with a key focus on recommendations for hypertension and heart failure.

One of the key issues in the treating elderly patients with HF is assessing and managing frailty--an issue many cardiologists don't hear much about.

Paul J. Christo, MD provides an overview of the prevalence of pain in older adults while discussing physiological age-associated changes in pain processing.

Philip Getson, DO, takes an in-depth look at a condition that is as difficult to treat as it is to diagnose, tackling many myths about CRPS along the way.

The grief and experience of loss felt by many patients is an often overlooked component of chronic pain.

Session reviewed common pitfalls and questions to consider for physicians looking into the dispensary business.

This session provided insight into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy while challenging the audience to achieve a state of mindfulness for patients & themselves.

Session covered the wide range of methods drug seekers use and ways that pain management professionals can combat diversion, one patient at a time.

Besides the immediate impact of improperly treated pain, children can experience long-Lasting consequences.

Healthcare professionals who listen to this podcast will become more familiar with innovative therapies and treatment for managing OIC side effects.

Hyponatremia is a common electrolyte problem that is dangerous if ignored or treated improperly.

Mihai Gheorghiade, MD, discusses the relationship between acute heart failure and hyponatremia.

A quality improvement team was able to increase satisfaction and efficiency in the handoff process by standardizing the format and minimizing distractions, according to a study published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

After a well-informed morning session on day one at mHealth's San Diego conference, the afternoon brought an intensified focus on SMS (otherwise known as text messaging) and how it can be used to benefit the health of patients.

Day 2 at the mHealth conference in San Diego featured some discussion on Meaningful Use, EHRs, mobile applications, and much more.

Janet Richard Events of Harvard Medical School presented in utero and early childhood development and the effects of diabetes risk at the 2010 ADA conference.

A new study in Cell shows that the human skeleton plays a key role in adjusting blood sugar.

John Harris, MD, talks about the risks associated with diabetes and the steps patients can take to protect themselves.