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Abstract Number: 336
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Pneumonia readmission rates are publicly reported and included as quality indicators in Medicare Value-Based Purchasing programs. The Yale New Haven Readmission Risk Score (YNHRRS) for Pneumonia is a tool that uses 25 variables including age, co-morbidities, and vital signs to predict readmission. Functional status and social support were not included in the YNHRRS, despite […]
Abstract Number: 358
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Pneumonia remains the foremost cause for hospitalization. The objective of our study was to look at the predictors of longer length of stay (LOS) in patients admitted in the hospital with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) based on a recent large nationwide database. Methods: We identified patients aged ≥18 years with a primary discharge […]
Abstract Number: 423
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: : A 60-year-old male with history of emphysema was admitted to the hospital because of worsening dyspnea, cough with yellow sputum production, fever and night sweats.The patient was hospitalized 9 days before this admission and was treated with levofloxacin and methylprednisone for acute exacerbation of COPD. Of note patient had a CT of […]
Abstract Number: 512
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 53 year old Russian man with no significant past medical history initially presented to an ophthalmology clinic with two days of progressively worsening, near-total left visual field loss associated with a one-week duration of fever, chills, and cough. He was diagnosed with bacterial endophthalmitis. His vitreous fluid was sampled, and he was […]
Abstract Number: 623
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old female with mild persistent asthma, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse presented with three days of a non-productive cough and dyspnea. She endorsed generalized malaise and body aches, without fever or chills. In the emergency department she was tachypneic and hypoxic to 87% on room air. A chest X-ray showed a […]
Abstract Number: 648
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 46-year-old Hispanic male with history of B-cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, Philadelphia chromosome negative and CD20 positive, on remission, receiving maintenance chemotherapy (6-mercaptopurine, vincristine, methotrexate, and prednisone), with his last infusion given 2 weeks prior to admission. His symptoms included 3-day history of severe dyspnea on exertion, pleuritic […]
Abstract Number: 748
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 53 year old Chinese female with no PMH presented with 1 week history of nausea, abdominal pain, fever, chills and fatigue. Abdominal pain was not related to food and she denied headache or visual complaints. She is a native of Shanghai, China and moved to the USA 16 years ago. Patient reported […]
Abstract Number: 775
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 36-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with one day of fever and an episode of presyncope in the setting of 3 weeks of sinus pressure and headache. She denied cough, chest pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. She was febrile to 103.1° Fahrenheit, tachycardic to 123 beats per minute, and hypotensive […]