Clinical Approaches to Hospital Medicine

Kevin Conrad M.D. MBA Medical Director Community Affairs and Health Policy Ochsner Health Systems Associate Professor of Medicine Tulane University School of Medicine

Section I - A Clinical Update in Hospital Medicine.- Chapter 1: Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Failure for Inpatient Providers.- Chapter 2: Hospital Management of Migraine.- Chapter 3: Candidemia: New directions for Management and Treatment.- Chapter 4: Adjunct Corticosteroid Therapy for Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia.- Chapter 5: Procalcitonin and New Biomarkers.- Chapter 6: New Developments and Treatment Options for Cellulitis in the Hospital.- Chapter 7: An In Depth Look into the Management and Treatment of Delirium.- Chapter 8: Update in the Treatment of Sepsis and Septic Shock; Transitioning from SIRS to SOFA.- Section II -  Extended Topics in Hospital Medicine.- Chapter 9: Palliative Medicine.- Chapter 10: Stroke Units and Their Effect on Patient Outcomes.- Chapter 11: An Update in Perioperative Medicine.- Chapter 12: Obstetrics: The Hospitalist's Approach to the Pregnant Patient.- Section III - The Opiod Epidemic - Tools for the Hospitalist.- Chapter 13: Solving America's Opiod Epidemic - Pathophysiology and Ethics.- Chapter 14: Solving America's Opiod Epiedmic - Treatment and Systems Approach.- Chapter 15:The Opioid Risk Tool: Assessing Opioid Risk: Why Is the Sensitive Question Important?.- Chapter 16:Nonopioid and Adjuvant Analgesics for Acute Pain Management.- Chapter 17:Hospitalist Management of Injectable Drugs of Abuse.- Section IV - Perspectives in Hospital Medicine.- Chapter 18:The State of Hospitalist Medicine: Trends in Compensation, Practice Patterns, Advanced Practice Providers, Malpractice and Career Satisfaction.- Chapter 19:The Background and Development of Hospital Medicine Globally: The Challenges of International Hospital Medicine.- Chapter 20: Philosophical Tools for Applying Medical Knowledge.

"This is primarily a book for practicing hospital-based physicians, but it is also a superb arena for discussions in residency training programs. The authors and contributors are all highly regarded clinicians and experts in their fields. ... As a resource to stimulate discussion and focus on current topics, this is an outstanding book for hospital-based clinicians and those in training programs." (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Book Reviews, April,2018)

“This is primarily a book for practicing hospital‐based physicians, but it is also a superb arena for discussions in residency training programs. The authors and contributors are all highly regarded clinicians and experts in their fields. … As a resource to stimulate discussion and focus on current topics, this is an outstanding book for hospital‐based clinicians and those in training programs.” (Vincent F. Carr, Doody's Book Reviews, April,2018)