Case Presentation: A 22-year-old healthy female presented in April 2021 for abdominal pain during menstruation. Vital signs and workup with blood counts, metabolic, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infection panels were unremarkable. Urinalysis showed nitrites, pyuria, bilirubin, and urobilinogen. Ultrasound and CT of the abdomen/pelvis were unremarkable. She was diagnosed with cystitis and prescribed cefuroxime. Urine […]

Case Presentation: A healthy 26-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented to our hospital with right arm pain and swelling for one day. Pain was described as tight pressure with numbness worsening with movement. He had no known inciting trauma but does heavy lifting and plays baseball. He denied family history of venous […]

Background: Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) is a frequently used cardiovascular imaging test for hospitalized patients especially those with chronic heart failure. Over the past two decades, TTE orders increased at a rate of about 5-8% per year. A large component of this is repeat TTE orders, defined as orders done within one year of a prior […]

Case Presentation: An 85-year-old male with a history of untreated hypertension, on aspirin, presented to the emergency department with transient right upper and lower extremity weakness. Upon presentation the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale was 0. Symptoms had started three days prior with right leg weakness which resolved after a few minutes of […]

Background: Engaging patients as research advisors and collaborators is an essential component of patient-centered research. Accessing Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) is one established model for engaging patients in research. However, PFACs that operate exclusively for the purpose of advising and supporting researchers in Hospital Medicine are uncommon. Purpose: To create, operationalize, and sustain […]