Case Presentation: A 47‐year‐old Hispanic man with active intravenous heroin abuse presented with 2–3 weeks of severe (“11”/10) chest discomfort. The pain was described as constant, though the severity waxed and waned, and located substernally with intermittent radiation to the left arm. The patient's symptoms were exacerbated by movement, and there was no relationship to […]

Background: As inpatient medical care has increased in complexity and fragmentation, rounding has become siloed away from patients and by discipline, resulting in disjointed and inefficient care models. In response, hospitalist groups across the country have been implementing unit-based rounding programs to centralize communication and align work-flow of health care team members. At UC San […]