Internal Medicine

General Hospital Medicine

Questions discussed in this category

Do you routinely recommend transition to dual PO antibiotic coverage for strep species and MRSA, for patients with purulent cellulitis and in the absence of culture data?

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What factors influence your decision to start salt tablets, urea, or a vaptan first in the management of a patient diagnosed with SIADH?

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For patients with newly diagnosed VTE on IV heparin planned for transition to DOAC, would you start at the loading or maintenance DOAC dose?

If they have been on IV heparin for 3 days, for example, would you subtract those days from the recommended loading dose time?

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Would you supplement iron for low iron studies in absence of anemia?

Primary care providers often check iron studies during workup for fatigue, even if anemia is not present.

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Papers discussed in this category

American journal of hematology, 2024 Jan 29

Expert consensus guidelines: Intravenous iron uses, formulations, administration, and management of reactions.

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