title: [Hospital-based internal medicine: year 2011 in chief resident's perspective].
abstract: The year 2011 was full of significant advances in all areas of medicine. Whether small or large issues, they all have an impact on daily practice in general internal medicine. For example, intravenous administration of diuretics in heart failure shows no benefit. But double dose may improve symptoms faster. Direct Xa inhibitors are emerging as alternative to anti-vitamin K. beta-blockers reduce overall mortality in COPD and do not worsen lung function significantly. Each year, the chief residents from the Department of internal medicine at the University hospital of Lausanne meet to share their readings. Twelve new therapeutic considerations of 2011 are reviewed here.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. Antoine.Garnier@chuv.ch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garnier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barberini
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castioni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cosma Rochat
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gachoud
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gagliano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gianinazzi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Joly Schwartz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rochat
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stadelmann
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Urbano
mesh_terms: D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D013557:Switzerland