Inpatient Update
Inpatient Update is a medical podcast for hospitalists, offering short, practical reviews of recent studies and guidelines that can influence daily clinical decisions. Each episode highlights key takeaways, links to cited articles, and summaries available via email subscription. The show aims to be efficient and evidence-based, tailored to the needs of working hospitalists.
Episodes
Rethinking ABGs, GNR bacteremia & Steroid Leukocytosis — JHM Wrapped 2025
With Special Guests Dr. Catie Glatz & Dr. Joseph S. ThomasIn this special episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by Dr. Catie Glatz and Dr. Joseph S. Thomas of the Journal of Hospital Medicine Digital Media Team to dig into three practice-changing articles featured in #JHMWrapped 2025 — JHM’s annual roundup of some of the year’s most impactful hospital medicine literature:Gram
News Flash: Cyclospora Outbreak — What Hospitalists Need to Know
With Special Guest Dr. Scott CurryIn this Inpatient Update News Flash, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist Dr. Scott Curry to examine the sharp rise in cyclosporiasis cases across the United States—and what it should change in clinical practice.Thousands of confirmed cases have been reported across more than 40 states, with hundreds of hospitaliza
Don’t Leave Fluids on Autopilot: Pancreatitis and LR vs Normal Saline
In this episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by hospitalist Dr. Daniel Hardgrove to rethink two common fluid decisions:Acute pancreatitis — should aggressive IV fluids still be the default?LR vs normal saline — does balanced crystalloid actually improve outcomes?Practical take-homes, real-world discussion, and what to change on rounds tomorrow.Articles & PubMed LinksAggressi
Semi-Annual Takeaways: 5 Practice-Changing Updates for Hospitalists
Semi-Annual Recap EpisodeIn this special episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner looks back at the first 10 episodes and distills the biggest practice-changing lessons from more than 25 recent studies.If you're new to the show, this is the fastest way to understand what Inpatient Update is all about: practical evidence that changes what hospitalists do on rounds tomorrow.From pneumonia
Too Cautious? Rethinking Hyponatremia Correction and DVT Prophylaxis
With Special Guest Dr. Bianca FarleyIn this episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by hospitalist Dr. Bianca Farley to examine two practices driven largely by fear of rare but devastating complications:Are we correcting severe hyponatremia too cautiously? Does pharmacologic DVT prophylaxis improve outcomes that actually matter to patients? Two common hospitalist decisions. Two dee
Shorter CAP Antibiotics + The Cipro QTc Myth
With Special Guest Dr. Ernest MurrayIn this episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by hospitalist Dr. Ernest Murray to challenge two common antibiotic reflexes in hospital medicine:Do hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia really need 5–7 days of antibiotics?Do we need to panic about QT prolongation every time we prescribe ciprofloxacin?Two everyday prescribing de
Fewer Bleeds, Smarter Steroids: Apixaban vs Rivaroxaban and CRP-Guided Steroids for Pneumonia
With Special Guest Dr. Adam JaffeIn this episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by hospitalist Dr. Adam Jaffe to tackle two high-impact clinical questions:Is there a clear winner among DOACs? Who actually benefits from steroids in community-acquired pneumonia? Two common decisions. New data. Practice-changing implications. Articles & PubMed LinksApixaban vs Rivaroxaban for VTE
Asymptomatic Hypertension & Viral Pneumonia — Stop Overtreating
With Special Guest Dr. Austin WhiteIn this episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by hospitalist Dr. Austin White to tackle two everyday controversies that affect nearly every admission:Asymptomatic inpatient hypertension — are PRN antihypertensives helping… or harming? Antibiotics for pneumonia with a positive viral panel — do these patients actually benefit? Practical take-homes
Simple, High-Impact Changes Hospitalists Are Missing (SHM 2026 Takeaways)
With Special Guest Dr. Emily ReamsIn this special episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by hospitalist Dr. Emily Reams to break down the most practice-changing takeaways from SHM Converge 2026.No fluff — just what you can start doing on rounds tomorrow.Topics include: Flu shots in heart failure — real mortality benefit Stopping aspirin in patients on DOACs Anticoagulation in AF
De-escalating Sepsis Antibiotics & When to Pull the IV (w/ Nicholas Linde, PA)
Episode 5: De-escalating Sepsis Antibiotics & When to Pull the IV w/ Nicholas Linde, PAWith Special Guest Nicholas Linde, PAIn this episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by hospitalist PA Nick Linde to tackle two everyday decisions that impact nearly every inpatient service:De-escalating broad-spectrum antibiotics in sepsis — is it safe to stop vancomycin and zosyn earlier th
Faster Hypernatremia Correction & Long-Acting Antibiotics for Staph Bacteremia (w/ Dr. Kevin Baker)
Episode 4: Faster Hypernatremia Correction & Long-Acting Antibiotics for Staph BacteremiaWith Special Guest Dr. Kevin BakerIn this episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by hospitalist Dr. Kevin Baker to discuss two studies that challenge long-held dogma in inpatient medicine:Faster correction of hypernatremia — is the traditional “go slow” rule actually harming patients?Dalba
Stop the Aspirin in CAD? Shorter Antibiotics for Bacteremia? (with Dr. Andres Ospina)
In this episode of Inpatient Update, Dr. Mason Turner is joined by Dr. Andres Ospina, fellow hospitalist, to discuss two recent trials with immediate impact on hospital practice:Aspirin plus anticoagulation in chronic coronary disease (AQUATIC Trial) — does keeping aspirin help or harm when long-term anticoagulation is started?Seven vs fourteen days of antibiotics for bloodstream infection (BALANC
Pilot Episode 2: Phenobarbital for DTs, Conservative Dialysis for AKI, and Postop Transfusion Thresholds
In Episode 2 of Inpatient Update, your host, Dr. Mason Turner, breaks down three studies that could change what you do on rounds tomorrow:Phenobarbital for alcohol withdrawal — fewer admissions and shorter ED stays during the IV lorazepam shortage natural experiment.Conservative dialysis in AKI requiring RRT (LIBERATE-D) — less routine dialysis, more kidney recovery?Postoperative transfusion thres
Pilot Episode: ERCP Antibiotics, Apixaban Dose in Cancer, and Early Beta-Blockers in Cirrhosis
In this pilot episode of Inpatient Update, your host, Dr. Mason Turner, breaks down three clinically relevant studies that could change how you practice tomorrow on the wards:Pre-ERCP antibiotic prophylaxis — does it reduce post-procedure infections in biliary obstruction?Reduced-dose apixaban after 6 months in cancer-associated VTE — noninferior and potentially safer?Early initiation of beta-bloc
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