Meeting
Abstract Number: 32
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Novel strategies such as the block system have been implemented to address resident teaching while maintaining continuity of care. Studies assessing block scheduling and adequate delivery of quality improvment (QI) concepts are limited. The aim of this study is to show how utilizing the 4+1 block system can deliver a longitudinal quality improvement (QI) curriculum and increase the […]
Abstract Number: 443
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 65 year old male with a history of diabetes mellitus type II complicated by neuropathy presented with profound facial and oropharyngeal edema after ingesting his usual medications. He was hemodynamically stable and without urticaria on exam. The patient could not speak and his airway was deemed compromised, so he underwent urgent nasopharyngeal […]