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Inpatient Medicine

Core Topics

For each core topic listed below, you will find review articles and a case to be reviewed for self-study or as a basis for teaching rounds. You must be on campus to be able to access the NEJM articles.

  1. Congestive Heart Failure
  2. Atrial Fibrillation
  3. Acute Coronary Syndrome
  4. Acute Renal Failure
  5. GI Bleeding
  6. Pneumonia
  7. COPD
  8. Delirium
  9. Stroke
  10. Hyponatremia
  11. DKA & Diabetes
  12. Pulmonary Embolism

Congestive Heart Failure

Systolic Heart Failure - NEJM 2010

Pharmacologic Management of Systolic Heart Failure - AFP 4/08

Acute Pulmonary Edema - NEJM 2005

Diastolic Heart Failure - Clinical Practice NEJM 9/04

AFP Topic Collection - Heart Failure


Atrial Fibrillation

Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation - NEJM 2/04

Management of Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation - AAFP/ACP Guidelines 2003

Atrial Fibrillation - ITC - Annals of Internal Medicine - 2008

** Atrial Fibrillation Case


Acute Coronary Syndrome

AHA/AACP Guidelines for ST Elevation MI - AFP 2009

Acute Coronary Syndrome - AFP 2004

AFP Topic Collection - Coronary Artery Disease


Acute Renal Failure

Management of Acute Renal Failure - AFP 11/05

Preventing Contrast Induced Nephropathy - NEJM 2006

** ARF Case


GI Bleeding

Diagnosis of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Adults - AFP 4/05

Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding - AFP 2/04

Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding - Annals 11/03

** GI Bleed Case


Pneumonia

Diagnosis and Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonia - AFP 2/06

Pneumonia - In the Clinic - Annals of Internal Medicine - 2009

Antibiotic Choice for Pneumonia - Medicare Guidelines 2008

AFP Topic Collection - Pneumonia


Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Management of COPD Exacerbations - AFP 2010

Acute Exacerbations of COPD - Clinical Practice NEJM 3/02

Management of COPD - NEJM 6/04


Delirium

Delirium in Older Persons - NEJM 3/06

Delirium - AFP 3/03

Table - Cognitive Interventions - Annals of Long Term Care 2/08

** Delirium Case


Hyponatremia

Hyponatremia - NEJM 5/00

Management of Hyponatremia - AFP 2004


Stroke

Acute Ischemic Stroke - NEJM 2007

Rehabilitation after Stroke - NEJM 2005

Preventing Recurrent Ischemic Stroke - AFP 2007

** Stroke Cases (2)


Diabetic Ketoacidosis

DKA - AFP 5/05

DKA - In the Clinic - Annals of Internal Medicine - 2010

Glucose Control in the Hospitalized Patient- AFP 2010

Beyond Insulin Sliding Scale - AFP 2010


Pulmonary Embolism

Acute PE - NEJM 2008


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