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Abstract Number: B48
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old man with a past medical history of poorly controlled diabetes and remote intravenous drug use was evaluated for a right chest wall infection. 1 week prior to presentation, he had chest wall erythema, pain resulting in decreased range of motion, fevers, chills, decreased appetite, and weight loss. He presented to an […]
Abstract Number: C16
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Effective communication at hospital discharge between inpatient and outpatient providers is critical to improving transitions of care and reducing hospital readmissions. A key part of transitions communication is the hospital discharge summary (DCS). Prior studies show that DCSs are often not available to primary care providers (PCPs) at the time of hospital follow-up and […]
Abstract Number: C20
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a growing interest in pediatric hospital medicine, however few Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) fellowships incorporate POCUS training formally into their curriculum. In addition to its ability to expedite care, POCUS can improve the ability of pediatric hospitalists to take care of patients in resource-limited settings or when specialists are not […]
Abstract Number: C36
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: AB is a 48-year-old patient with a medical history significant for undifferentiated inflammatory polyarthritis and anaphylaxis to numerous food and medications. Ten minutes after sampling a new cracker flavor, AB noted dysphonia, dysphagia, and difficulty handling her secretions. She self-administered epinephrine 0.3mg intramuscularly (IM). Fifteen minutes later, her symptoms continued to progress, so […]
Abstract Number: C43
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A young man presented to the ED with four days of severe, sharp midsternal chest pain, fevers, diffuse arthralgias, bilateral conjunctivitis, diarrhea, and fatigue. He reported sexual intercourse with an HIV positive male partner four months prior to presentation and a history of multiple STI’s diagnosed in the past 6 years. Vitals: 101.5F, […]
Abstract Number: C45
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old woman with cryptogenic cirrhosis complicated by a previous episode of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, recurrent bilateral hepatic hydrothorax, hepatic encephalopathy, and esophageal variceal bleeding presented with a three-day history of dyspnea. Her oxygen saturation was 90% on room air, but the remainder of her vital signs were within normal limits. A chest […]
Abstract Number: C49
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A healthy 22-year-old presented with four days of acute onset emesis, jaundice, and fever. Four days prior to presentation, the patient ate fried chicken and rice for lunch. Four hours later he had twelve episodes of non-bilious non-bloody vomiting, without associated diarrhea or abdominal pain. Over the next three days, he developed progressive […]
Abstract Number: D14
SHM Converge 2022
Background: United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends clinicians provide smoking cessation counseling and interventions to all smokers and lung cancer screening with low dose CT scan for high-risk individuals. We aimed to determine the prevalence of smoking cessation counseling and lung cancer screening rate at the residents’ clinic and implement a multimodal plan to […]
Abstract Number: D15
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Patients’ satisfaction has been shown to be associated with improved health outcomes and reduced health care utilization. The Center for Medicare Services (CMS) has linked patient satisfaction to financial incentives as part of the value-based purchasing program. Patient satisfaction in the inpatient setting is measured using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and […]
Abstract Number: D31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: We present an 80-year-old female with a medical history significant for atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. She underwent pulmonary vein isolation in 2017 and had reportedly been on flecainide 150 mg twice daily and atenolol 100 milligram twice daily since then. She presented to the emergency department with dyspnea […]