Hospital Medicine Principles: From Admission to Discharge with Clinical Cases and Board-Style Review for Internal Medicine

Hospital Medicine Principles is a practical guide to the care of admitted patients, with emphasis on assessment, daily management, coordination, and safe discharge. It is written for readers who need to understand how medical decisions are made inside the hospital, from admission through recovery or referral.Inside this book:Admission assessment: presenting complaint, history, examination, severity grading, and initial problem listWard-based patient care: daily review, progress notes, monitoring, escalation, and multidisciplinary planningCommon inpatient conditions: pneumonia, heart failure, sepsis, stroke, kidney injury, diabetes emergencies, anemia, delirium, and thromboembolismAcute clinical decisions: fluids, oxygen, pain control, antibiotics, anticoagulation, transfusion, and medication adjustmentInvestigations in hospital practice: laboratory trends, imaging requests, ECG review, cultures, and bedside test interpretationPatient safety: falls prevention, pressure injury care, infection control, drug reconciliation, and handoverDischarge planning: follow-up, patient counseling, prescriptions, referrals, rehabilitation, and readmission preventionThis book focuses on the realities of inpatient medicine: changing clinical status, team communication, time-sensitive decisions, and continuity of care.Get Hospital Medicine Principles today and develop a clearer, safer approach to managing patients in the hospital setting. Read more