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8017454

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-7-22
pubmed:abstractText
Intravenous drug users present significant clinical challenges to internists. In this paper, we review common clinical dilemmas faced by internists when managing intravenous drug users in the inpatient hospital setting. Articles were identified through a MEDLINE search and bibliographies of published articles. Studies and reviews were selected for information relevant to the management of hospitalized intravenous drug users. Seventy-three papers were selected for this review. We summarize data and information from the relevant literature concerning common presenting medical problems (fever, musculoskeletal pain, and dyspnea), the importance of knowing patients' HIV status, common behavioral issues, special concerns of women, and the diagnosis and management of drug withdrawal in intravenous drug users. We also offer recommendations for hospital discharge planning. With appropriate knowledge of the epidemiology and management of important medical and substance use problems among intravenous drug users, internists may more effectively care for them in the hospital setting.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0002-9343
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
96
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
551-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Management of hospitalized intravenous drug users: role of the internist.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8025.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review