These topics and others may be covered during the hospitalist didactic sessions that occur twice a week.

• Pneumonia (Community acquired, noscocomial and aspiration related)
• CHF
• Unstable angina/Acute MI
• Asthma exacerbation/COPD exacerbation
• Acute GI bleed (upper and lower)
• Acute renal failure
• Endocarditis
• DVT/PE, including prophylaxis of hospitalized patients
• Hypertensive urgency/emergencies
• DKA/HHNK
• Fever of unknown origin
• Management of substance abuse withdrawal syndromes (alcohol, heroin, cocaine etc.)
• New onset atrial fibrillation/supraventricular tachycardia
• Acute pancreatitis
• Delirium
• Hypo/hypernatremia,hypo/hyperkalemia
• Approach to pleural effusions