Hospital Medicine November 2008 - Hospital Medicine Alert - Nov 01, 2008

Target Audience:

This activity is intended for hospitalists, intensivists and acute care clinicians.

Accreditation:

AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Faculty

Editor
Kenneth P. Steinberg, MD
Professor of Medicine
Program Director
Internal Medicine Residency Program
University of Washington

Subjects:

  • Incidence and Clinical Effects of Intra-abdominal Hypertension in Critically Ill Patients
  • CMV Reactivation/Outcome in Critically Ill Patients
  • PCI and Quality of Life
  • What to Use for Acute Gout — NSAIDs or Steroids?
  • Getting Toes to Go Up
  • Chronic Migraine: Recognition, Prevention, and Treatment

Objectives:

  • review pertinent safety, infection control, and quality improvement practices
  • discuss diagnosis and treatment of acute illness in the hospital setting
  • review current data on diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for common inpatient problems

Financial Disclosure:

Hospital Medicine Alertis physician editor, Kenneth P. Steinberg, MD, has no relevant financial relationship related to the material presented in this issue.

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