The May issue of ACP Hospitalist is online

The latest issue of ACP Hospitalist is online and includes stories about ethics in hospital medicine, inpatient hypercalcemia, compassion fatigue and more.

Balancing quality care, best use of resources and patient involvement. ACP's recently revised Ethics Manual offers guidance on situations relevant to hospitalists, such as stewardship of resources, communicating with patients, and dealing with conflicts over treatment goals.

Diagnosing and treating inpatient hypercalcemia. Inpatient hypercalcemia is most commonly associated with a malignancy, but it can be caused by other diseases and conditions as well.

The price of caring about your patients. Compassion fatigue shares symptoms and some causes with burnout, but it's not the same. Learn to spot, treat and prevent the condition.

A MKSAP Quiz on hypercalcemia and a coding column on functional quadriplegia are also online.