Meeting
Abstract Number: 173
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Diagnostic error is commonly defined as a missed or delayed diagnosis and has been described as among the most important patient safety hazards. Diagnostic errors also account for the largest category of medical malpractice high severity claims and total payouts. Despite a large literature on the incidence of inpatient adverse events, no systematic review […]
Abstract Number: 1105
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An elderly man was diagnosed with clear cell renal cell carcinoma in 1987, and treated with left nephrectomy, though developed multi-organ metastatic disease in 2015. After he did not tolerate initial treatment with sunitinib, he received 15 cycles of NKTR-214 and nivolumab as part of a phase I/II study. Three months after his […]
Abstract Number: 1117
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 84 year-old female with metastatic bladder cancer was admitted for a one month history of progressively worsening fatigue, bilateral ptosis, dysphagia, dyspnea, and lower extremity weakness. She was previously diagnosed with localized urothelial carcinoma in 2005 with recurrence in 2017 with pelvic metastases seen on surveillance imaging. She underwent chemotherapy, cystectomy, and […]