Meeting
Abstract Number: H4
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is a real-time, diagnostic modality increasingly utilized by clinicians at bedside to obtain critical, potentially life-saving information. The benefits of becoming familiar and facile with POCUS have become so clear in recent years that numerous residency programs across specialties have intentionally incorporated ultrasound-focused education into their standard curricula. Furthermore, some medical […]
Abstract Number: E18
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Hospital medicine is a rapidly growing and advancing field. In 2020, pediatric hospital medicine became a board-certified specialty requiring successful completion of an ACGME accredited two-year fellowship and examination1. Adult hospital medicine fellowships, which do not require ACGME accreditation, have grown organically. We sought to characterize the current landscape of hospital medicine fellowships. Methods: […]
Abstract Number: M46
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 46-year-old male presented with sudden onset epigastric abdominal pain for 8 days at an outside hospital. He described pain as 6/10 intensity, dull in character, radiating in a band like pattern across the abdomen. Review of system was otherwise negative. CT scan of abdomen was done which showed no acute findings and was […]
Abstract Number: O44
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old female with a history of hypertension and depression, presented to the emergency department with 3 days of diffuse worsening rash, fever, and leukocytosis. Four weeks prior to symptom onset, the patient was prescribed a two-week course of Augmentin for a sinus infection. Prior to arrival, she was seen at an outside […]