Update in Hospital Medicine
A. Scott Keller, M.D., M.S.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify a common cause of decreased Hgb in hospitalized patients
• Evaluate if it is ever appropriate to use sliding scale insulin by itself
• Discuss if there might be racial bias in pulse oximetry
• Determine if there are certain dates when patients should not have surgery
• Compare the risk of delirium following hip surgery under spinal vs general anesthesia
• Describe the possible complications of midline catheters vs PICC lines
• Assess the outcomes when giving intraoperative dexamethasone to help PONV
• Examine the safety of postoperative analgesia with NSAIDs
• Demonstrate a simple treatment that may decrease nephrotoxicity from IV vancomycin

ATTENDANCE / CREDIT
Text the session code (provided only at the session) to 507-200-3010 within 48 hours of the live presentation to record attendance. All learners are encouraged to text attendance regardless of credit needs. This number is only used for receiving text messages related to tracking attendance. Additional tasks to obtain credit may be required based on the specific activity requirements and will be announced accordingly. Swiping your badge will not provide credit; that process is only applicable to meet GME requirements for Residents & Fellows.

TRANSCRIPT
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