Clinical care conundrums : challenging diagnoses in hospital medicine

**Introducing the first evidence-based casebook for hospital clinicians** This book introduces illustrated, evidence-based clinical cases drawn from real-world hospital practice. Geared to the needs of hospital clinicians, __Clinical Care Conundrums: Challenging Diagnoses in Hospital Medicine__ focuses on sharpening clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills, giving readers the tools to recognize and diagnose a wide array of diseases, while promoting diagnostic safety in hospital medicine. Written by leading experts on the topics under discussion, this volume offers a hand-picked collection of case studies from the widely popular Clinical Care Conundrum (CCC) series found in the __Journal of Hospital Medicine__. Each chapter presents a case to an expert clinician, who explains his or her approach to diagnosing challenging medical dilemmas. Each chapter concludes with a concise review of recent literature and, if applicable, with discussions of cognitive errors that may impact clinical diagnosis and patient care. Readers will find: * An appealing presentation style that combines high-quality images and text * Coverage of both common conditions and uncommon but important diseases encountered in the hospital setting * A look at the state of the art of clinical reasoning, an area of critical interest to clinicians * Practical "pearls" for each case study that readers can apply in their own practice __Clinical Care Conundrums__ is an indispensable reference for hospitalists, hospital-based physicians and midlevel providers, physicians-in-training, and the many other medical practitioners who come up against difficult cases on a daily basis.Content: Chapter 1 Introduction to Clinical Care Conundrums in Hospital Medicine (pages 1–3): Robert M. WachterChapter 2 Improving Diagnostic Safety in Hospital Medicine: Can Clinical Care Conundrums Help? (pages 5–18): Edward E. Etchells, Kaveh G. Shojania and Donald A. RedelmeierChapter 3 Cracking the Case (pages 19–25): Jennei Wei, Patrick P. Kneeland and Gurpreet DhaliwalChapter 4 A Midlife Crisis (pages 27–33): Jennifer R. Lukela, Rajesh S. Mangrulkar, Lawrence M. Tierney, John Del Valle and Sanjay SaintChapter 5 Fishing for a Diagnosis (pages 35–42): Colin R. Cooke, John V. L. Sheffield and Jan V. HirschmannChapter 6 A Rash Decision (pages 43–49): Brian J. Harte, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Wendy Armstrong and James C. PileChapter 7 One Hundred Years Later (pages 51–57): Thomas E. Baudendistel, Nima Afshar and Lawrence M. TierneyChapter 8 The Third Time's the Charm (pages 59–67): Sara Mekuria, Esteban Cheng Ching, S. A. Josephson, Jinny Tavee and Brian J. HarteChapter 9 A Frayed Knot (pages 69–76): Thomas E. Baudendistel, Irena L. Ilic and Harry HollanderChapter 10 Better Late than Never (pages 77–85): Anuradha Ramaswamy, Maytee Boonyapredee, Ramakrishnan Ranganath, Brian J. Harte and James C. PileChapter 11 Thinking Inside the Box (pages 87–93): Damon M. Kwan, Gurpreet Dhaliwal and Thomas E. BaudendistelChapter 12 Are we there Yet? (pages 95–104): Lisa H. Williams, Gregory J. Raugi, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Sanjay Saint and Benjamin A. LipskyChapter 13 A Distinguishing Feature (pages 105–112): Sanjiv J. Shah, Aubrey O. Ingraham, Sandra Y. Chung and Richard J. HaberChapter 14 Consequences of Missed Opportunities (pages 113–119): Julia C. Dombrowski, Helen Kao, Natasha Renda and R. J. KohlwesChapter 15 In Sight but out of Mind (pages 121–126): Letizia Attala, Adam Tremblay, Giampaolo Corti, Sanjay Saint and Alessandro BartoloniChapter 16 A Change of Heart (pages 127–135): Jonathan P. Piccini, Adrian F. Hernandez, Louis R. Dibernardo, Joseph G. Rogers and Gurpreet DhaliwalChapter 17 Missing the Forest for the Trees (pages 137–142): Satish Gopal, James C. Pile and Daniel J. BrotmanChapter 18 A Pain in the Bone (pages 143–151): John Fani Srour, Julia Braza and Gerald W. SmetanaChapter 19 A Diagnosis of Exclusion (pages 153–159): Iris O. Yung, Thomas E. Baudendistel and Gurpreet DhaliwalChapter 20 Making a List and Checking it Twice (pages 161–168): Satyen Nichani, Sandro Cinti and Jeffrey H. BarsukChapter 21 Caught in the Web: E?Diagnosis (pages 169–175): Yasuharu Tokuda, Makoto Aoki, Saurabh B. Kandpal and Lawrence M. TierneyChapter 21 In the Face of it all (pages 177–184): Amit Garg, Thomas E. Baudendistel and Gurpreet Dhaliwal PREFACE ix CONTRIBUTORS xi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL CARE CONUNDRUMS IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE 1 Robert M. Wachter CHAPTER 2 IMPROVING DIAGNOSTIC SAFETY IN HOSPITAL MEDICINE: CAN CLINICAL CARE CONUNDRUMS HELP? 5 Edward E. Etchells, Kaveh G. Shojania, and Donald A. Redelmeier CHAPTER 3 CRACKING THE CASE 19 Jennei Wei, Patrick P. Kneeland, and Gurpreet Dhaliwal CHAPTER 4 A MIDLIFE CRISIS 27 Jennifer R. Lukela, Rajesh S. Mangrulkar, Lawrence M. Tierney Jr., John Del Valle, and Sanjay Saint CHAPTER 5 FISHING FOR A DIAGNOSIS 35 Colin R. Cooke, John V. L. Sheffield, and Jan V. Hirschmann CHAPTER 6 A RASH DECISION 43 Brian J. Harte, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Wendy Armstrong, and James C. Pile CHAPTER 7 ONE HUNDRED YEARS LATER 51 Thomas E. Baudendistel, Nima Afshar, and Lawrence M. Tierney Jr. CHAPTER 8 THE THIRD TIME'S THE CHARM 59 Sara Mekuria, Esteban Cheng Ching, S. A. Josephson, Jinny Tavee, and Brian J. Harte CHAPTER 9 A FRAYED KNOT 69 Thomas E. Baudendistel, Irena L. Ilic, and Harry Hollander CHAPTER 10 BETTER LATE THAN NEVER 77 Anuradha Ramaswamy, Maytee Boonyapredee, Ramakrishnan Ranganath, Brian J. Harte, and James C. Pile CHAPTER 11 THINKING INSIDE THE BOX 87 Damon M. Kwan, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, and Thomas E. Baudendistel CHAPTER 12 ARE WE THERE YET? 95 Lisa H. Williams, Gregory J. Raugi, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Sanjay Saint, and Benjamin A. Lipsky CHAPTER 13 A DISTINGUISHING FEATURE 105 Sanjiv J. Shah, Aubrey O. Ingraham, Sandra Y. Chung, and Richard J. Haber CHAPTER 14 CONSEQUENCES OF MISSED OPPORTUNITIES 113 Julia C. Dombrowski, Helen Kao, Natasha Renda, and R. J. Kohlwes CHAPTER 15 IN SIGHT BUT OUT OF MIND 121 Letizia Attala, Adam Tremblay, Giampaolo Corti, Sanjay Saint, and Alessandro Bartoloni CHAPTER 16 A CHANGE OF HEART 127 Jonathan P. Piccini, Adrian F. Hernandez, Louis R. Dibernardo, Joseph G. Rogers, and Gurpreet Dhaliwal CHAPTER 17 MISSING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES 137 Satish Gopal, James C. Pile, and Daniel J. Brotman CHAPTER 18 A PAIN IN THE BONE 143 John Fani Srour, Julia Braza, and Gerald W. Smetana CHAPTER 19 A DIAGNOSIS OF EXCLUSION 153 Iris O. Yung, Thomas E. Baudendistel, and Gurpreet Dhaliwal CHAPTER 20 MAKING A LIST AND CHECKING IT TWICE 161 Satyen Nichani, Sandro Cinti, and Jeffrey H. Barsuk CHAPTER 21 CAUGHT IN THE WEB: E-DIAGNOSIS 169 Yasuharu Tokuda, Makoto Aoki, Saurabh B. Kandpal, and Lawrence M. Tierney Jr. CHAPTER 22 IN THE FACE OF IT ALL 177 Amit Garg, Thomas E. Baudendistel, and Gurpreet Dhaliwal INDEX 185 This Book Presents The First Evidence-based Casebook For Hospitalists And Other Hospital-based Physicians, Associated Staff, And Trainees. Each Clinical Chapter Concludes With Practical Pearls For Application To The User's Own Practice, While A Free Cd Contains All Images And Case Summaries In Powerpoint Files. Based On And Expanded From The Wildly Popular Clinical Care Conundrum (ccc) Series In The Journal Of Hospital Medicine, This Attractive New Volume Combines High-quality Images And Text To Form An Indispensable Reference And Study Text For The Wards Or The Classroom--provided By Publisher. Edited By James C. 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