Thank you Dr. Noah Duncan for an excellent overview of the PESIT trial (Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalized for Syncope) Conclusions of the study: Pulmonary embolism was identified in nearly one of every 6 patients hospitalized for a…
Thank you Thomas Vu for your excellent overview of the BRIDGE trial (Perioperative Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation) Conclusions of the study: In patients with atrial fibrillation who had warfarin treatment interrupted for an elective operation or other elective invasive…
Thank you Quynh Vu for your excellent overview of the STOPAH trial (Prednisolone or Pentoxifylline for Alcoholic Hepatitis) Conclusions of the study: Pentoxifylline did not improve survival in patients with alcoholic hepatitis Prednisolone was associated with a reduction in 28-day…
Thank you Dr. Kirollos Zaki for an excellent presentation on UGIB from esophageal varices
Teaching Points
The general medicine ward service at Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center consists of 6 primary teams, each comprised of an attending physician, one resident (PGY-2/3), two interns (PGY-1). Interns rotate on service for 4 weeks.
This is a two-week rotation that trains residents to triage, evaluate, and manage patients with a wide variety of medical diagnoses during the initial hospital admission. The emphasized skills involve triaging of patients and medical problems, provision of initial medical…
Medicine ward patients at Olive View-UCLA Medical Center are cross-covered by night float overnight. The night float team consists of two interns who are supervised by the night hospitalist resident and hospitalist attending. The swing hospitalist attending on duty will…