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Abstract Number: 160
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Over 5 million people in the United States are diagnosed with heart failure (HF) and many continue to be hospitalized for exacerbations of this disease. An estimated 20 million Americans have been diagnosed with some form of thyroid disease. Thyroid hormones significantly impact cardiac muscle functions and elevated levels of thyroxine (T4), as seen […]
Abstract Number: 165
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Palliative care in seriously ill patients has been shown in some studies to improve satisfaction, symptoms, inpatient mortality rates, healthcare utilization and cost. While inpatient palliative care has been shown to improve symptoms and quality of life measures, the literature on its association with 30-day readmissions have been mixed for heart failure hospitalizations. We […]
Abstract Number: 167
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Acute decompensated heart failure exacerbation is the leading cause of hospitalization in the United States. It was associated with total medical costs of more than $30 billion in 2012 with projections estimating around $70 billion in costs by 2030. Currently, six million people in the U.S. have heart failure, with a little over half […]
Abstract Number: 192
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Migraine headache (MHA) is a common pediatric disorder, which frequently leads to hospital admission. Inpatient MHA treatment involves ever-increasingly complex treatment plans, including fluid resuscitation and a variety of medications. Severe Migraine headache may require more aggressive therapy such as dihydroergotamine (DHE) and sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block that may prolong hospital stay and increase […]
Abstract Number: 204
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Risk assessment for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a part of every hospital admission. The workflow of who completes the assessment varies between hospitals, but often it is carried out by trainees. VTE risk assessment is further complicated by the variety of methods to identify those patients who are appropriate for chemoprophylaxis, mechanical prophylaxis, or […]
Abstract Number: 215
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Recent literature supports risk stratifying patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with undifferentiated chest pain based upon the HEART score. Our institution utilizes the HEART score in a chest pain pathway. Patients with scores of 0 to 3 are typically discharged home after two negative troponins while those with intermediate scores of 4 […]
Abstract Number: 226
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Heart failure (HF) is a major cause of hospital readmissions and healthcare costs. HF patients have the highest rate of unexpected readmission of all diseases tracked by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), at 21.2% (1). HF prevalence is also projected to increase 46% from 2012 to 2030, with total costs rising […]
Abstract Number: 233
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is characterized by lifelong, recurrent episodes of vaso-occlusive pain that often require inpatient hospitalization. Readiness for discharge is dictated by the patient’s pain intensity rated on the Numeric Rating Scale (0-10). Pain is an individualized multidimensional experience and a pain intensity score only measures one facet. Physical function is another […]
Abstract Number: 255
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Inpatient addiction consultant services are an innovative and proliferating tool used to confront the opioid epidemic. As healthcare systems seek to address gaps in care for patients with substance use disorder (SUD), the inpatient setting is increasingly understood as a unique opportunity for counseling, referral for treatment, and initiation of medication assistance treatment (MAT) […]
Abstract Number: 258
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: In order to reduce overuse, many hospitals have conducted studies and implemented protocols with the goal of reducing non-indicated telemetry monitoring. A common tool that institutions utilize for these changes are the clinical decision support systems (CDSS). In this report, we will present the telemetry protocol utilized by our hospital and review its effects […]