Case Presentation: A 70‐year‐old man complained of left leg pain 2 days after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) for an acute ST‐elevation myocardial infarction. Patient was treated with intravenous unfractionated heparin (UFH) during CABG. Platelet count before and after the surgery was 130,000/μL and 78,000/μL, respectively. Antiheparin IgM and IgG antibodies (or heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia [HIT} […]

Background: Resistance in learning (RIL) defines a set of attitudes or behaviors demonstrated by learners in an educational setting that result in decreased learning. Literature describes the etiology as multifactorial, including learning environment, characteristics of the learner, and teaching style. Hospitalists often use quality improvement methodology, such as PDSA cycles to improve the clinical care […]

Background: As the field of Hospital Medicine continues to grow and evolve, many hospital medicine groups (HMGs) are expanding their scope of practice outside of the routine care of the hospitalized patient. Our HMG, a 120-physician team working at two tertiary care hospitals in the New York Metropolitan area, is no exception. In recent years, […]

Case Presentation: A 51‐year‐old‐woman was admitted to the emergency department in a postictal state after generalized tonic–clonic seizure; hypoglycemia of 23 mg/dL was identified. She had normal body weight (body mass index, 21). She reported having adrenergic and neuroglycopenic symptoms in the previous days such as tremors, confusion, and possibly absence seizures. She also had […]