Daniel D. Dressler

Telemedicine: Remote Benefit

With the shortage of intensivist physicians in the U.S., some hospitals and hospital systems are considering using advanced technological means to

Does Physician Experience Affect Patient Mortality

The rapid growth of hospital medicine in the U.S. has brought constant entry of new physicians into the field. Do patients managed by these freshly

2018 Syncope Guidelines from Europe

Sponsoring Organization: European Society of Cardiology (ESC)Target Audience: Primary care providers, hospitalists, emergency physicians,

Are All Statin Guidelines Created Equal

Multiple clinical trials support using statins for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events. Professional

Intensive vs. Individualized Type 2 Diabetes Control

Intensive diabetes control can lead to severe hypoglycemia or excess early mortality (NEJM JW Gen Med Jul 1 2008 and N Engl J Med 2008; 358:2545).

Steroids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia: The Body of Evidence Grows

In 2015, results of two randomized trials showed that systemic corticosteroids were beneficial for some hospitalized patients with community-acquired

Randomized Trial of Resident Work Hours: Flexible vs. Restricted

In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education established duty-hour policies that limited per-shift duty hours for interns to ≤16

Diagnosing Diabetes Using a Single Blood Sample

For diagnosing diabetes, guidelines recommend that clinicians confirm elevated levels of fasting blood glucose (F-BG; ≥126 mg/dL) or high glycosylated

Can Cancer Patients with Venous Thromboembolism Be Treated with Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants?

Current care standards dictate treating cancer patients who have venous thromboembolism (VTE; either deep venous thrombosis [DVT] or pulmonary embolism

Multilevel Strategy Works Best for Blood Pressure Control: It's a Team Sport

Blood pressure (BP) goals are achieved in less than half of patients who receive antihypertensive drug therapy, and that success rate has remained