Evaluation of an Education-based Training Orientation for Resident Physicians in an Intensive Care Unit in Hawai'i.

The need for multidisciplinary teams to provide complex care has increased as the population ages. As these teams become increasingly integrated, the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of resident physicians to practice safe and effective care in intensive care units (ICUs) evolves. A structured and multidisciplinary orientation day for resident physicians was implemented to assess improvements in physician confidence at Tripler Army Medical Center in Hawai'i from July 2019 to June 2020.

20 Years of Radiographic Imaging: Crystalline Deposits Causing Severe Arthropathy and Erosions.

Urate crystal gout arthritis and calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) are crystalline arthropathies seen in middle age to elderly patients, but are also seen in the active duty military population. Flares of either can be identified by acute joint pain, associated swelling, tenderness, and warmth. Definitive diagnosis involves synovial analysis from arthrocentesis.

Impact of e-alert systems on the care of patients with acute kidney injury.

With the recent advancement in electronic health record systems and meaningful use of information technology incentive programs (i.e., the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), interest in clinical decision support systems has risen.