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Abstract Number: 273
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Opiates, frequently used to provide analgesia, are associated with post-analgesia related tolerance effects such as hyperalgesia and hyperkatifeia, which lead to worsening of the pain experience. Patients can subsequently experience dissatisfaction with their care and seek further opiate use as a solution, worsening their experience further. Due to pharmacologic and healthcare-associated operational factors, the […]
Abstract Number: 301
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Medication alerts are one of the touted safety features with the electronic health record (EHR). With time, users tend to override the alerts, which leads to patient harm. The phenomenon of “alert fatigue” is well known to any practicing clinician. Frequent interruptions of little value train physicians to disregard alerts in favor of efficiency. […]
Abstract Number: 310
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Bedside medication delivery (BMD) and teaching by pharmacy is gaining popularity as an important component of safe hospital discharge. Having medications in hand at time of discharge and education with home medications has been shown to reduce medication administration errors and decrease readmission rates in pediatric patients with asthma. As part of Project IMPACT […]
Abstract Number: 332
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Adverse drug events are common during transitions of care and often due to patient misunderstanding of the medication regimen or non-adherence. Challenges exist that may influence the ability of new interventions to address this issue. As part of the Smart Pillbox study, a randomized controlled trial of an electronic pillbox, we explored barriers and […]
Abstract Number: 481
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 25 year-old man presented with agitation and altered mental status. He was placed in physical restraints and given Ativan due to severe agitation. He was found to be tachycardic, with dilated pupils, erythematous arms, and dry skin. Upon further questioning, the patient endorsed blurred vision, dry mouth, and difficulty urinating. A foley […]
Abstract Number: 765
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old man with stage 5 chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospital with four days of new, uncontrollable muscle twitching. One week prior, he had undergone incision and drainage of a gluteal abscess and was prescribed levofloxacin. Two days later, he began to experience twitching of his face and jerking of […]