Q: Should I treat my inpatients with asthma and COPD with bronchodilators via nebulizers or metered-dose inhalers? The Bottom Line: Patients with asthma and COPD admitted to the hospital should be given aerosolized medications via MDIs with spacers and diskus inhalers as soon as they are medically able, as these therapies are equivalently efficacious as […]
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Behavioral Health Leadership Institute Fundraiser
Posted by | Patient CareThe Behavioral Health Leadership Institute (BHLI) will hold its inaugural fundraising evening event on Saturday, May 2, 2015 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the American Brewery Museum on 1701 North Gay Street in Baltimore. The event will include cabaret, story-telling, food and wine. BHLI is committed to improving health care for vulnerable populations […]
One Minute Guide to: High Value Prescribing
Posted by | Patient CareQ: Should I bother to find generic alternatives to brand-name drugs for my patients? The Bottom Line: Prescribing generic alternatives to brand name drugs reduces costs for your patients and may result in improved adherence and clinical benefit. Context: The U.S. healthcare system generates more than 4 billion prescriptions annually (more than 13 prescriptions per […]
One Minute Guide to: Inpatient Hepatitis C Viral Load and Genotype Testing
Posted by | Patient CareQ: Does your patient need a Hepatitis C (HCV) Viral load (VL) or genotype as an inpatient? The Bottom Line: Do NOT routinely obtain HCV VL or genotype testing in inpatients with known chronic HCV. Context: HCV is primarily transmitted through blood. 50-75% of acutely infected patients will go on to develop chronic infection. HCV […]
Division of Hematology performs half-match bone marrow transplant
Posted by | Patient CareFor the Division of Hematology's website visit: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/hematology/index.html
First Biocontainment Speaker Series
Posted by | Patient Care, ResearchThe first Biocontainment Speaker Series hosted by the Department of Medicine and the new Johns Hopkins Biocontainment Unit will take place on Friday, April 3 from 3:00-4:30 P.M. in the Sheikh Zayed Tower’s Chevy Chase Bank Auditorium. Friday’s speakers include Ian Crozier, a physician who contracted Ebola and survivied after developing acute respiratory distress syndrome […]