Vol. 2026 — Clinical Atelier
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Evidence micro-briefs, clinically reviewed
Tachyarrhythmias in Hospitalized Adults: Stabilize, Classify, and Treat
Inpatient tachyarrhythmias: unstable → cardiovert; narrow vs wide, regular vs irregular; AF rate control drugs and doses; SVT, VT, and anticoagulation.
Reviewed
Acute Respiratory Failure: When to Use Nasal Cannula, High-Flow, BiPAP, or Invasive Ventilation
Acute respiratory failure: FiO2 and flow limits for nasal cannula, masks, Venturi, high-flow, BiPAP, and the ventilator, and when to step up to the next device.
Reviewed
Small vs Large Bowel Obstruction: How to Distinguish and Manage Them in Hospitalized Patients
Bowel obstruction on the wards: telling SBO from LBO on CT, NG decompression, the contrast challenge, ischemia red flags, and when to operate or stent.
Reviewed
Antibiotic Stewardship in Hospitalized Patients, Part 1: Principles, Common Pathogens, and Empiric Choices
Inpatient antibiotics, part 1: the stewardship loop, complicated vs uncomplicated, which bugs cause which infections, empiric regimens with doses, durations.
Reviewed
Acute Appendicitis: Diagnosis, Appendectomy vs Antibiotics-First, and Complicated Disease
Acute appendicitis: confirming uncomplicated disease on CT, empiric antibiotics, appendectomy vs antibiotics-first, and managing abscess or perforation.
Reviewed
Acute Cholecystitis: Diagnosis, Severity Grading, and When to Operate
Acute cholecystitis: ultrasound diagnosis, Tokyo severity grading, antibiotics, early laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and cholecystostomy for high-risk patients.
Reviewed
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