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Abstract Number: OP8
SHM Converge 2022
Background: There has been ample speculation about potential future applications of natural language processing and related technologies for clinical documentation, and yet the mechanics of clinical documentation have changed very little since the passage of the HITECH Act in 2009. Purpose: While awaiting the integration of more advanced technologies into electronic health records (EHRs), we […]
Abstract Number: D3
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Communication with consultant teams is critical to the hospitalist workflow, especially in hospitals with multiple levels of hierarchy due to varying training backgrounds and experiences. We aimed to increase knowledge of the communication dynamic between hospitalists and consultant attendings in medical and surgical specialties. Methods: We surveyed Emory Division of Hospital Medicine physicians and Advanced Practice Providers to assess interactions with consultant attendings. Surveys […]
Abstract Number: F3
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Distrust of the healthcare system is longstanding in Black communities. This may especially threaten the health of the population when a highly contagious infection strikes. Perceptions, knowledge, and personal safety practices related to COVID-19 are unknown among hospitalized Black patients who distrust the healthcare system. Methods: Black patients hospitalized patients were surveyed between November […]
Abstract Number: F8
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Hospitalized COIVD-19 patients are complex and heterogenous with regards to socio-demographics and comorbidities and many patients are at heightened risk for adverse clinical outcome. Early risk stratification enables clinical decision making for appropriateness and timeliness of interventions. Since the pandemic began, more than 100 models to forecast prognosis for hospitalized patients with COVID 19 […]
Abstract Number: G9
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Asthma is one of the most common chronic medical conditions affecting around 300 million people worldwide. It is a disorder of the airways characterized by recurrent symptoms of airway obstruction and inflammation. Invasive mechanical ventilation for patients admitted to the hospital with asthma is challenging with higher complications and higher rates of patient-ventilator asynchrony, […]
Abstract Number: K1
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with primary sclerosing cholangitis and newly diagnosed locally advanced cholangiocarcinoma was initiated on 5-Fluorouracil (FU) based chemotherapy (FOLFOX) as an outpatient (Figure 1). Within one day of receiving FOLFOX, the patient presented to the ED with acute, intermittent chest pain radiating to his left arm and shortness of breath. Vital […]
Abstract Number: L8
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Patients with cardiac arrest, either with a shockable or non-shockable rhythm, are at high risk of death and neurological impairment. Hypoxic-anoxic brain injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. (1) International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) recommends moderate therapeutic hypothermia (32°C to 36°C) for patients who achieve return of […]
Abstract Number: N1
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old male with metastatic renal cell carcinoma presented to the hospital due to multiple syncopal episodes. The patient was prescribed pembrolizumab by infusion every 3 weeks (last dose was a week and a half prior). His presenting vitals were significant for a heart rate of 30 beats per minute and systolic blood […]
Abstract Number: A40
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old man with a past medical history notable for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, peptic ulcer disease, gout, and depression presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of constant, sharp, epigastric abdominal pain. Preceding these symptoms, he experienced an episode of severe nausea, non-bilious non-bloody vomiting, diarrhea, and chills after eating […]
Abstract Number: A44
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: Pachymeningeal enhancement (PME) is a radiological phenomenon describing the enhancement of the dura and outer layer of the arachnoid meninges best appreciated on contrast-enhanced MRI. We present a case of diffuse PME in the setting of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) which has been previously unreported. An 83-year old female with a history […]