Background Little information in the literature exists to guide consult interactions between
different medical specialties. Methods A total of 323 general internists, family medicine …

Importance Diagnostic errors contribute to patient harm, though few data exist to describe
their prevalence or underlying causes among medical inpatients. Objective To determine the …

Quality issue Transfers from intensive care units to acute care units represent a complex
care transition for hospitalized patients. Within our institution, variation in transfer practices …

Glucagonomas are slow-growing, rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. They may
present with paraneoplastic phenomena known together as the “glucagonoma syndrome.” A …

… Authors: Michael Jesse Hendricks, MD, Alexandra Wiggins, MD, Stephanie AC Halvorson,
MD, and Matthias Johannes Merkel, MD, PhD… Michael Jesse Hendricks, Alexandra …

Thoracic endometriosis syndrome is a well-described, rare manifestation of endometriosis.
We present a case of a 35-year old woman undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation prior to …

Problem The US health care system is undergoing a major transformation. Clinical delivery
systems are now being paid according to the value of the care they provide, in accordance …

At a recent pharmacy and therapeutics committee meeting, a highly respected specialist
presented a novel hemostatic drug for addition to the formulary. The drug had been shown in a …

In the last decade there has been increasing awareness of the virulence and changing
epidemiology of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). While the vast majority of clinical cases of C. …

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the need for hospitals to plan for a potential
“surge” of COVID-19 patients. Problem: Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our …