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Abstract Number: 250
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Single-center studies have reported low yield of blood culture for skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) in children. Blood cultures are commonly obtained in cases of SSTI, though the degree of practice variation is uncertain. Study objectives include: 1) assess the degree of variation in rate of blood culture for SSTIs among children’s hospitals […]
Abstract Number: 305
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Recent studies suggest that glucose gel is effective for treating neonatal hypoglycemia, thus it may reduce neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions. The purpose of this study is to compare NICU admissions and care for hypoglycemia pre- and post-implementation of a glucose gel protocol for the management of neonatal hypoglycemia. Methods: This is a […]
Abstract Number: 361
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Utilization of MRI as diagnostic imaging continues to increase in the pediatric population. MRI with sedation accounts for 23% of pediatric MRI studies with 31% of those being inpatient. Barriers to completion of an MRI in pediatric populations includes the frequent use of sedation and poor communication amongst pediatric hospitalist, anesthesia and radiology. With […]
Abstract Number: 464
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 14-year-old male presented to an emergency department with 6 days of left thigh pain and inability to bear weight following a fall from bed. Associated symptoms included nausea, diaphoresis and weakness. Review of systems revealed pallor, easy bruising and yellow eyes. history was negative except for developmental delay, described as auditory processing […]
Abstract Number: 504
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 13-year-old female with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression who presented following an intentional overdose of her lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse™). She admitted to taking 15 – 40mg tablets in addition to 5 tablets of an unknown, over the counter sleep aid. She developed dizziness and mild non-radiating substernal chest pressure 10-15 […]