Meeting
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: 13
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Despite medical advancements for organic and structural diseases, effectively managing acute and chronic functional pain syndromes remains a daunting challenge for hospitalists. Standard inpatient treatments frequently fail to adequately control symptoms, often compelling hospitalists to shift from diagnostics to the contentious task of tapering opioids in patients with legitimate pain. This pivot can lead […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: 13
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Despite medical advancements for organic and structural diseases, effectively managing acute and chronic functional pain syndromes remains a daunting challenge for hospitalists. Standard inpatient treatments frequently fail to adequately control symptoms, often compelling hospitalists to shift from diagnostics to the contentious task of tapering opioids in patients with legitimate pain. This pivot can lead […]
Abstract Number: 586
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Iatrogenic pneumothorax is a usually benign complication most commonly caused by transthoracic needle aspiration, central venous catheterization, and thoracentesis, amongst other standard hospital procedures, with an incidence of 1.36% by some estimates. Here we describe a rare case of iatrogenic pneumothorax involving a dry-needling (DN) procedure.Description:A 66-year-old female with a medical history of […]