When a patient is admitted to the hospital in the U.S., there’s a standard question physicians like me are supposed to ask: “If your heart stops beating, do you want us to do CPR?” On the surface, ...
When working at the emergency department, residents usually sign up for acuity levels 1-3, unless level 4 or 5 is a pediatric patient. I would choose any level for the kids. On that day, I chose a ...
Retrospective database analysis of the clinical effect of zoledronic acid on fractures and mortality among patients with genitourinary (GU) cancer and bone metastases (BM) in a managed care plan.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. Although advance care planning (ACP) in this population improves ...