Background: Historical studies suggest that bedside (BS) rounding is optimal for learners. More recent studies report variable results with BS rounding viewed unfavorably among learners. Nonetheless, some academic institutions are moving toward widespread adoption of BS rounding as the preferred rounding style. On the Internal Medicine (IM) inpatient teaching services at the University of Kentucky […]

Background: Corticosteroid‐induced hyperglycemia can be a significant problem for hospitalized patients with or without diabetes mellitus (DM). Very little data are available on how to manage corticosteroid‐induced hyperglycemia. Two groups were used to test 2 protocols to treat corticosteroid‐induced hyperglycemia: (1) the control group, which used a basal‐bolus (BB) insulin regimen consisting of background, mealtime, […]