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Abstract Number: 449
SHM Converge 2024
Background: SIBR originated from a multi-pronged initiative to improve value and outcomes for our patients. On the Oncology floor where the complexity of care is high and patients have several consultants involved in their care, it is very easy to have fragmentation of care and lose the patient’s trust. Our objective was to engage the […]
Abstract Number: 451
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Delays in medical care are frustrating for all stakeholders involved, including patients, their families, and the clinical teams responsible for moving their care forward. These delays, particularly in inpatient care, not only extend hospital stays but also have a cascading effect on patient throughput and inpatient bed availability. Hospitalists regularly navigate these challenges and […]
Abstract Number: 454
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Lung transplant recipients are a unique cohort of patients who require a multidisciplinary approach to management when hospitalized due to their higher rate of comorbidities, use of immunosuppression medications, and increased risk of complications. As of April 2023, over 12,000 total transplants have been performed in our institution, of which, 538 (4.5%) have been […]
Abstract Number: 470
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Asenapine is widely acknowledged as a well-tolerated medication, exhibiting only infrequent severe adverse events1. The necessity of liver enzyme testing remains a topic without a unanimous consensus2. This case study discusses a patient who experienced significant liver damage upon initiating asenapine. As far as our understanding goes, this represents the initial documented instance […]
Abstract Number: 475
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 32-year-old man presented to the ER for two weeks of yellowing skin and eyes. He denied recent illness, weight loss, GI symptoms, hemoptysis, and night sweats. He had arrived in the US four months earlier after a month-long trek through seven countries. He denied any animal bites, but did drink […]
Abstract Number: 477
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 66-year old woman, with a history of renal transplant for diabetes related end-stage renal disease, was admitted to the hospital by her transplant team, for significantly abnormal serum creatinine level of 8.6 mg/dL from her baseline creatinine value of 1.6 mg/dL. Of note, she underwent cystoscopy by urology 2 weeks prior for […]
Abstract Number: 498
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 71 year old female with past medical history of DM2, HTN, and CKD presented with weakness and body aches, progressing to inability to ambulate. Home medications included insulin, valsartan, and rosuvastatin. She was found to have a creatinine of 7.99 mg/dL from a baseline of 2 mg/dL. She was also found to […]
Abstract Number: 511
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old man with a medical history of hepatitis C cirrhosis post-treatment was evaluated after he was found to have hepatocellular carcinoma on abdominal MRI. The carcinoma occupied almost the entire right hepatic lobe with macrovascular invasion without evidence of metastatic disease. The initial alpha-fetoprotein level exceeded 2000 nanograms per milliliter. Subsequently, the […]
Abstract Number: 519
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 42-year-old male with history significant for hypertension, end stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis (HD), anemia of chronic disease, renal osteodystrophy, and right wrist calciphylaxis who presented with worsening right wrist erythema and bleeding. Patient had reported non-compliance with his dialysis schedule and noted to have multiple previous admissions […]
Abstract Number: 525
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old female with a history of hypertension on olmesartan presents to the emergency department with acute worsening of chronic watery diarrhea and is hospitalized for failure to thrive.The diarrhea has been ongoing for a year but has progressively worsened over the past month, with large volume watery bowel movements unrelated to oral […]