Pulmonary/Vascular Management: VTE/DVT/PE

Clinical Focus

• Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis After Hospital Discharge: Transition to Preventive Care
  Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc and Alex C. Spyropoulos, MD


• Impact of Dyspnea on Medical Utilization and Affiliated Costs in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
  Machaon Bonafede, PhD; Yonghua Jing, PhD; Joette Gdovin Bergeson, PhD, MPA; Danielle Liffmann, BA; Dinara Makenbaeva, MD, MBA; John Graham, PharmD; and Steven B. Deitelzweig, MD


• Hospital-Based Clinical Implications of the Novel Oral Anticoagulant, Dabigatran Etexilate, in Daily Practice
  Ryan Wilcox, MD; Robert C. Pendleton, MD; Kristi J. Smock, MD; and George M. Rodgers, MD, PhD


• Protecting the Heart From Ischemia: An Update on Ischemic and Pharmacologic Conditioning
  Paul Z. Gerczuk, MD and Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD, FAAC


• Adequacy of Chest Compressions Performed by Medical Housestaff
  Yonatan Greenstein, MD; Viera Lakticova, MD; Pierre Kory, MD, FCCP; and Paul Mayo, MD, FCCP


• Evaluation and Management of Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease
  Vinia Mendoza, MD and Michael L. Scharf, MD


• Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting: Evolution and Current Status
  Rolando Celis, MD and Rabih A. Chaer, MD


• Inferior Vena Cava Filters: A Concise Review
  Adarsh Sahni, MD and Vincent Lem, MD


• Inferior Vena Cava Filter Thrombosis: A Review of Current Concepts, Evidence, and Approach to Management
  Cicero Matthew R. Habito, MD and Sanjeeva P. Kalva, MD

Clinical Features

• Hyponatremia in Hospitalized Patients: The Potential Role of Tolvaptan
  Steven B. Deitelzweig, MD and Linda McCormick, PhD


• Sepsis: The Inflammatory Foundation of Pathophysiology and Therapy
  Joan Li; Brendan Carr, MD, MS; Munish Goyal, MD; and David F. Gaieski, MD


• Impact of Intelligent Intravenous Infusion Pumps on Directing Care Toward Evidence-Based Standards: A Retrospective Data Analysis
  M. Blane Schilling, MD and Steven Sandoval, MD


• Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Multimodal Procedure Cart for an Internal Medicine Ward
  David W. Frost, BSc, MD, FRCP(C); Sherman Quan, BSc; Dalila Villalobos, MD; Dante Morra, MBA, MD, FRCP(C); and Rodrigo B. Cavalcanti, MSc, MD, FRCP(C)


• Care Transitions From Inpatient to Outpatient Settings: Ongoing Challenges and Emerging Best Practices
  Catherine C. Cibulskis, MD; Angelo P. Giardino, MD, PhD, MPH; and Virginia A. Moyer, MD, MPH


• Accountable Care Organizations: Roles and Opportunities for Hospitals
  Stephen C. Schoenbaum, MD, MPH


• Nuclear Medicine Imaging in Dementia: A Practical Overview for Hospitalists
  Lauren Kay Toney, MS, MD; Tim J. McCue, MD, FAAFP; Satoshi Minoshima, MD, PhD; and David H. Lewis, MD


• Tracheostomy Care: A Clinician's Guide
  Susan Lagambina, RRT; Paul Nuccio, MS, RRT, FAARC; and Gerald L. Weinhouse, MD


• A Case-Based Approach to Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
  Shais S. Jallu, MD and Gary A. Salzman, MD, FACP, FCCP