Meeting
Abstract Number: 2
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: While medical school experience could be very rewarding, it is also known to be unusually stressful to many future physicians. Previous cross sectional studies have shown that symptoms of depression and burnout are higher among medical students compared to age matched general population. A meta-analysis reported overall pooled crude prevalence of depression, or depressive […]
Abstract Number: 141
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The subset of admitted Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) may be associated with incremental economic burden compared with other MDD patients. This study aimed to characterize and evaluate healthcare resource use, admission measures, and costs in these two groups. Methods: Patients aged ≥18 years with a diagnosis of MDD admitted […]
Abstract Number: 343
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Opioids are widely prescribed for cancer and non-cancer related pain in hospitalized patients. The opioid usage increased roughly three times in the past two decades. Pain is a feeling of distress evoked by sensory stimuli with/without organ damage and an associated emotional experience. Considering the subjective nature of pain, the need for medication is […]
Abstract Number: 910
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: An 86 year old man with atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation presented with altered mental status, right-sided weakness, and aphasia five days after a fall. CT head imaging demonstrated an acute left subdural hematoma (SDH). He was evaluated by Neurosurgery and managed non-operatively with reversal of his anticoagulation. Neurology was consulted for evaluation of […]