Meeting
Abstract Number: 107
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Prognostication of survival in advanced cancer patients has been challenging and contributes to poor illness understanding. Disagreements among providers about prognosis occur and is a less studied phenomenon. We asked the Surprise Question (SQ), “Would I be surprised if this patient died within the next 1 year, 6 months, and 1 month?” to Palliative […]
Abstract Number: 642
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 95 year old woman with a remote history of treated breast cancer and endometrial cancer presented to the hospital with severe abdominal pain and somnolence. One month prior, the patient was living independently in her usual state of health. She developed dysuria and malaise and visited an outside hospital. Routine laboratory testing […]