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Abstract Number: 74
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: As of 2016, there are approximately 36.7 million people living with HIV around the world. HIV infection is associated with tremendous psychological burden. Improvements in coping methods would be highly beneficial in this scenario. Crucial to this would be a high Coping Self-Efficacy (CSE). Defined as a “belief about one’s ability to perform specific […]
Abstract Number: 76
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) started penalizing hospitals with “excess” 30-day readmissions, as determined by observed-to-expected ratio, for patients discharged after treatment for an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). An understanding of modifiable determinants of 30-day readmission will likely help in developing interventions to reduce preventable AECOPD readmissions. […]
Abstract Number: 165
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The number of hospitals with dedicated observation units has grown in recent years to one-third of all United States hospitals and 80% of academic medical centers, though much is still unknown about how to best deliver care in this setting. At our institution, syncope is among the most common indications for admission to the […]
Abstract Number: 183
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Several studies attest the effectiveness of physician order set, also known as Power Plan (PP) in standardizing patient care and improving outcomes. In general, PP use is suboptimal. We hypothesized that PP use in patients admitted with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) assists in standardization and appropriateness of inpatient management. Methods: We conducted a […]
Abstract Number: 239
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The original goal of progress notes is to provide a concise, up-to-date reflection of the patient’s condition and the provider’s thought processes. Electronic health records (EHRs) allow physicians to supplement traditional manual data entry with copied or imported text in these notes. However, this increases the risk of including outdated, inaccurate, or unnecessary information, […]
Abstract Number: 338
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old man with a medical history of recurrent acute on chronic pancreatitis due to alcohol use disorder presented with a 3-day history of right-sided pleuritic chest pain and dyspnea. Chest X-ray revealed a new large right-sided pleural effusion. Analysis of the aspirated serosanguinous exudative pleural fluid yielded a total amylase of 24,600 […]
Abstract Number: 340
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 90-year-old man with a history of left upper lobe pulmonary nodule on prior imaging presented with dark tarry stools, fatigue and syncope. He had not had an EGD or colonoscopy done in about 10 yrs. Five months prior to this presentation, a 2.4 cm left upper lobe pulmonary nodule suspicious for neoplasm […]
Abstract Number: 438
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 24 year old male presented for cardiology evaluation after a syncopal episode. At the time of the event, he experienced dizziness and was witnessed to fall and hit his head. Neurological assessment was unremarkable. Echocardiogram showed normal cardiac architecture and function. During cardiology follow up, past history was thoroughly examined. The patient […]
Abstract Number: 475
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 56-year old woman with history of ESRD on hemodialysis presented with loss of consciousness. She had an AV fistula placed in her left forearm 5 days prior to presentation. She started feeling discomfort and swelling of the left side of her neck during a transcontinental flight, associated with severe lightheadedness. She continued […]
Abstract Number: 525
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old Hispanic female presented to our hospital with a 2-day history of abdominal pain which began abruptly and was associated with fevers, chills as well as intermittent nonproductive cough which had been present since her last episode of pneumonia about 6 months ago. She was admitted to the ICU for management of […]