Notes from Dr. RW

An article from Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy examines the emerging threats of resistant gram negative organisms and what we have ...

Maybe a little of both? This demonstration took place on I've Got a Secret , a popular CBS game show from the early 60’s Neurologists, p...

So you’ve done a good job controlling your critically ill patient’s blood sugar with an insulin drip. The patient has recovered and dischar...

For years we’ve combined or alternated injectable benzodiazepines (e.g. Ativan ) with injectable first generation antipsychotics (e.g. Haldo...

Just as I endeavor to increase the readability and usability of Notes from Dr. RW as a hospitalist (primarily clinical) blog two other devel...

---with a new blog design that readers may find a little easier on the eyes. Better yet, the search engine up top actually works now. Lon...

In the resources linked here the term “weaning” is often misused in reference to the process of liberating patients from ventilators. “Wean...

---may have adverse consequences for patient care. A survey published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine documented numerous handoff errors...

I have no information about the lecture content but from the picture it was more promotional than science based, I’d wager.

Not surprising given the increased use of CT, which may be picking up insignificant filling defects in many patients. Graphic here .

With the flu season here it’s a good time to review CA-MRSA, particularly CA-MRSA pneumonia. Emergency Medicine News has a blurb on CA-MRSA ...

Just too dang tired to blog last week. Things should ramp up soon.

An article in Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy summarizes the latest evidence and recommendations.

Some are advocating for Wi-Fi free zones . H/T to StL Media.net .

Via The Annals of Pharmacotherapy : Ceftobiprole medocaril is an extended-spectrum cephalosporin with activity against methicillin-resistan...

---in this study . Via JAMA.

Here are a few of my favorites: A doctor gave a man six months to live. The man couldn't pay his bill, so he gave him another six months...

It’s widely said that a rolling stone gathers no moss. Try telling that to a hospitalist .

Experts discuss the ins and outs in Today’s Hospitalist.

Today’s Hospitalist interviewed Alan H. Rosenstein, MD, MBA, a long time hospital based physician who has authored several papers on the sub...