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Abstract Number: 310
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Vaso-occlusive acute pain crises are the leading cause for hospitalization in adult sickle cell patients. For our academic hospitalist group at a quaternary care center in New York, acute pain crises in 2017 accounted for 65 admissions, with an average length of stay (LOS) of 10.28 days, and readmission index (observed-over-expected ) of 1.10. […]
Abstract Number: 349
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Prescribing of opioid medications has been a hot button issue for at least a decade now. Hospitalists play a unique role as we are on the front lines of patient care and have to coordinate care between specialists and primary care physicians. That role as well as patient demands may make the path of […]
Abstract Number: 357
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) is the most common hospital acquired infection and constitutes upto 40% of all Healthcare Associated infections. Urinary catheter is used in 15% to 25% of hospitalized patients and often utilized for inappropriate indications. Daily risk of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is 3 to 7% with the use of […]
Abstract Number: 431
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: A vaso-occlusive episode (VOE) is a common complication of sickle cell disease (SCD). The most common presentation of VOE is pain that, if undertreated, can lead to life-threatening complications. Nearly all persons with SCD will have a VOE, however, data show that patients frequently receive inadequate analgesia when being treated for acute pain related […]
Abstract Number: 488
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 21-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of rash, fever, and fatigue. The rash first appeared on his trunk and spread to his arms and hands on the first day of illness. Over the next two days, he developed worsening fevers and fatigue, and was sleeping […]
Abstract Number: 489
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male with roux-en-y gastric bypass fourteen years ago with complications and multiple adhesions, hiatal hernia associated with nausea and vomiting, and subsequent small bowel resection last year, started to experience cognitive changes and short-term memory loss. He has also experienced problems with balance, generalized weakness, and unintentional 60-pound weight loss. His […]
Abstract Number: 490
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 37-year-old-male with no significant past medical history who presents to the hospital with 2 months of progressive exertional dyspnea, palpitations and scrotal pain. He has also noticed some leg swelling and has a nonproductive cough. For the past 6 months, he has had ongoing diarrhea and unintentional weight loss of about 20 […]
Abstract Number: 516
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 40 year-old male went camping in southeast Missouri in May and suffered tick bites. He developed a fever, rash and myalgias. He was treated with doxycycline, which was discontinued due to anaphylaxis. Due to worsening abdominal pain and fatigue he went to the hospital. He was febrile, ill-appearing, and jaundiced. He had […]
Abstract Number: 548
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 90-year-old female presented with generalized weakness, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea of 3 days duration. She also reported anorexia but denied any fever, chills, abdominal pain, chest pain, shortness of breath and cough. Vital signs were unremarkable. Physical exam was remarkable for dry oral mucous membranes, the presence of bilateral nephrostomy tubes and costovertebral […]
Abstract Number: 558
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 68 year-old-woman with right upper lobe non-small cell lung cancer on chemotherapy presented with shortness of breath. A CT scan of the chest prior to admission revealed a right hilar mass encasing and narrowing the distal superior vena cava (SVC). Her exam was notable for distended neck veins and diminished breath sounds […]