Background: Hospital-associated venous thromboembolism (HA-VTE) is a serious condition with controversy regarding ideal risk assessment and VTE prophylaxis (VTEP), especially in medical patients. We conducted a collaborative VTE quality improvement project, supported by a charitable grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, in 35 hospitals across three states and assessed the impact on HA-VTE [...]

Background: Hospital-associated venous thromboembolism (HA-VTE) is a serious condition with controversy regarding ideal risk assessment and VTE prophylaxis (VTEP), especially in medical patients. We conducted a collaborative VTE quality improvement project, supported by a charitable grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, in 35 hospitals across three states and assessed the impact on HA-VTE [...]

Background: Approximately 1-2% of the U.S. population gets community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) annually in the U.S. and CAP is associated with substantial mortality, morbidity and costs.  While the incidence of CAP is well-defined, the incidence of outpatients who fail antibiotics and eventually become hospitalized is less clear.  The objective of this study was to provide real-world [...]

Case Presentation: A 61 years old male patient not known to have any medical problem presented to the emergency department after he noticed swelling in his mouth which increased in size to involve both lips, he reported loose bowel movements in the last couple weeks and mild arthralgia. His physical examination was completely normal apart [...]

Case Presentation: A 73  year old female with borderline diabetes mellitus and hypertension presented to the emergency department with the sudden onset of nontraumatic swelling, pain and ecchymosis of her right leg. She did report receiving an influenza vaccination at her left arm 3 weeks prior to this visit resulting in bruising from her shoulder [...]

Case Presentation: A 36 year-old African-American female with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) was admitted to a community hospital with hypercalcemia and acute kidney injury (AKI). She recently was diagnosed with HIV/AIDs with diffuse lymphadenopathy. An abdominal lymph node biopsy showed Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). She was started on highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) [...]