Download or read book Volume 5, Issue 2, An Issue of Hospital Medicine Clinics, E-Book written by Rachel Thompson and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue of Hospital Medicine Clinics, edited by Dr. Rachel Thompson, covers a broad spectrum of topics including: Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Modification; Pulmonary Risk Assessment and Optimization, Diabetes and Hyperglycemia in the Surgical Setting; Management of Anticoagulants and VTE Prevention; Planning for Perioperative Pain Management; Medication Management for Patients on Chronic Steroids or Rheumatalogics; Anesthesia Considerations for the Hospitalist; Perioperative Assessment Of and Care for the Elderly and Frail; Quality and Value in Perioperative Medicine; Risk Assessment and Perioperative Care for Patients with Renal or Liver Disease; and Surgical Site Infections!