Case Presentation: 53-year-old woman with locally recurrent melanoma and a family history of Huntington’s Disease (HD) presented with complications of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and subdural hematomas. On hospital day 2, she suffered a cardiac arrest in the setting of QTc prolongation from antiemetics leading to dependence on hemodialysis, mechanical ventilation, and pressors. She was [...]

Case Presentation: 29 year old Hispanic female with no significant past medical history was admitted with chief complaints of acute onset of severe left flank pain radiating to left lower quadrant. Patient denied any fever, chills and urinary symptoms. There was no recent history of trauma and pt was not taking any blood thinners. Patient [...]

Case Presentation: 89-year-old male with past medical history of coronary artery disease s/p PCI, Mobitz type II heart block s/p pacemaker, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation on rivoroxaban was admitted for acute hypoxic respiratory failure with progressive dyspnea and nonproductive cough for the last 2 weeks. Patient denied having any fever, chills or night sweats. He was [...]

Case Presentation: A 61-year-old man with no notable health history was admitted to the hospital for a month-long history of dysphagia and weight loss. The patient had been in his usual state of health until around six months ago when occasional back pain developed, which he attributed to his prolonged truck-driving. Four months prior to [...]

Case Presentation: A 93-year-old female was brought by her daughter via EMS to the emergency department with complaints of vomiting and drowsiness. She was treated, 2 weeks prior, with Cefalexin for a presumed UTI. After antibiotics initiation, the patient developed multiple episodes of non-bloody, watery diarrhea, with subsequent drowsiness, confusion, and poor appetite. She denied [...]

Background: Catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is a leading cause of hospital acquired infections. In this analysis, we aim to examine the incidence of CAUTI over the last 8 years and potential social determinants of health that lend to increasing mortality and morbidity during inpatient hospitalizations. Methods: Patient data was collected for years 2011-2018 [...]

Background: Security emergency responses (SERs) are utilized by hospitals to ensure the safety of patients and staff but can cause unintended morbidity. The presence of racial inequities in SER utilization has not been clearly elucidated. We sought to determine whether Black and Latinx patients experience higher rates of SER and physical restraints than white patients [...]

Background: Sepsis, a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by dysregulated host responses to infection (1), remains a major healthcare problem, affecting millions of people worldwide. Out of 48.9 million cases in 2017, 11 million people died, contributing to almost 20% of global deaths (2). Septicemia/sepsis was the most expensive condition treated hospitals in 2016 (3). These [...]

Background: Readmissions are costly to the healthcare system have been associated with low patient satisfaction scores, longer length of stay, and higher mortality. Identifying and addressing patient needs at the time of transitioning care from the inpatient to outpatient setting has the potential to reduce readmission rates. The purpose of our project was to develop [...]

Background: The MOLST form is a medical order that documents decisions about life-sustaining treatment made by patients with serious advanced illnesses. This performance improvement project aims to increase the number of MOLST forms completed in the Telemetry Unit on 9 South at Wyckoff Hospital. Methods: A virtual noon conference was conducted by Dr. Tanveer Mir [...]