[Highlights 2008 in a university hospital-based internal medicine: the point of view from the chief residents].
Doctors must regularly adjust their patients' care according to recent relevant publications. The chief residents from the Department of Internal Medicine of a university hospital present some major themes of internal medicine treated during the year 2008, such as heart failure, diabetes, COPD, and thromboembolic disease. Emphasis will be placed primarily on changes in the daily hospital practice induced by these recent studies. This variety of topics illustrates both the broad spectrum of the current internal medicine, and the many uncertainties associated with modem medical practice based on evidence.
Wilson
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P
Département de médecine interne, CHUV, Lausanne.
Bullani
R
R
Cosma
M
M
Deriaz
S
S
Donzé
J
J
Monney
C
C
Neuffer
N
N
Pantet
O
O
Roduit
J
J
Schwab
M
M
Méan
M
M
D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D007396:Internship and Residency; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013557:Switzerland; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors