Hospital Medicine in Practice and Its Principles : A Clinical and Evidence-Based Decision-Making Guide to Inpatient Care with 1,000 Practice Questions,
Overview
Master hospital medicine with one complete, up-to-date guide built for the realities of inpatient care and exam success.
Hospital medicine demands more than knowing diseases. It demands fast, accurate decisions for complex patients, clear escalation when things go wrong, and safe coordination from admission to discharge. This 2027-2028 edition brings clinical knowledge, evidence-based decision-making, and hospital systems together in one practical, clearly organized resource.
Written in a concise, structured style with numbered sections, high-yield tables, and step-by-step algorithms, it helps you learn efficiently and apply what you learn at the bedside.
What You Will Learn- A structured approach to diagnostic reasoning and avoiding cognitive bias
- Step-by-step management of sepsis, heart failure, ACS, atrial fibrillation, PE, GI bleeding, DKA, stroke, status epilepticus, and more
- How to recognize deterioration and when to escalate to rapid response or the ICU
- Perioperative risk assessment, medical consultation, and surgical comanagement
- Patient safety, quality improvement, and prevention of hospital-acquired complications
- Transitions of care, discharge planning, and readmission prevention
- Patient flow, observation status, and value-based care
- 42 chapters across 10 parts, from foundations and systems of care to clinical conditions and special populations
- 1,000 original practice questions with answers and detailed explanations, including integrative multisystem cases
- 500 flashcards for fast review of key facts, scores, and formulas
- 13 clinical algorithms and more than 100 tables for rapid bedside decisions
- 14 reference tools, including an ICU escalation algorithm, shock and sepsis frameworks, electrolyte and acid-base tables, and handoff and discharge checklists
- ICD-10-CM coding reference and a hospitalist documentation, billing, and MS-DRG guide (United States)
- Original clinical cases, "Escalate Now" alerts, and common pitfalls throughout
- Chapter references, abbreviations list, and comprehensive index
- Hospitalists and internal medicine physicians
- Residents, fellows, and medical students on inpatient rotations
- Nurse practitioners and physician assistants in hospital settings
- Clinicians preparing for hospital medicine certification or recertification exams
Understand, don't just memorize. Every chapter explains the reasoning behind decisions, so you can adapt when your patient doesn't match the textbook.
Practice with purpose. 1,000 exam-style questions with explanations let you test yourself chapter by chapter and find gaps before exam day.
Learn faster. Clear algorithms, tables, and summaries turn complex topics into frameworks you can use under pressure.
Everything in one place. Clinical care, safety, quality, transitions, documentation, and coding are covered together in a single reference.
Whether you are starting residency, working your next shift, or preparing for a high-stakes exam, this guide gives you a reliable, modern foundation for confident inpatient practice.
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This book is an educational resource for qualified healthcare professionals and does not replace clinical judgment or local protocols.
This item is Non-Returnable
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798161940686
- ISBN-10: 9798161940686
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: October 2026
- Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.91 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2.27 pounds
- Page Count: 448
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