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Abstract Number: 106
Assessment of the Knowledge Base of Pediatric Hospitalist Sedation Providers
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Although procedural sedation has been proposed as a core competency for pediatric hospitalists (PHs), little sedation training is given during pediatric residency. Most PHs are trained on the job and may have received only a didactic lecture on procedural sedation medications along with supervised sedation training. In general, children who need procedural sedation are […]
Abstract Number: 106
IMPACT OF DIABETES MELLITUS ON SHORT-TERM IN-HOSPITAL OUTCOMES IN TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT(TIPS) PROCEDURE
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation is a commonly utilized procedure used for patients with chronic liver disease and resistant portal hypertension. Previous studies have explored the trends and short-term outcomes in TIPS procedures. This study aims to further compare short-term in-hospital outcomes of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) when undergoing TIPS. Methods: This […]
Abstract Number: 332
Gastrointestinal Bleed As Initial Presentation of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 56‐year‐old white man presented to an outlying hospital with abdominal pain, melanotic stool. He had hemoglobin of 14 g/dL, white cell count of 19,000, and platelets count of 879,000. Initially the INR was 2, but he was not on anticoagulants. CT abdomen showed pancolitis and pericolic inflammation. He was commenced on IV […]
Abstract Number: 332
SAVING STICKS: ASSESSING PREVALENCE, PROVIDER AWARENESS AND NURSE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT FINGERSTICK BLOOD GLUCOSE TESTING IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Fingerstick blood glucose (FSBG) testing allows inpatient providers to adjust insulin in real time to protect patients from significant hypo- or hyperglycemia. Admitted diabetic patients are often placed on sliding scale insulin with four times per day FSBG testing, regardless of home insulin use. FSBG test materials cost $9 per use (1). We estimate […]
Abstract Number: 506
A FISHY CASE: SALMONELLOSIS MANIFESTING AS EMPYEMA
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old man with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1c = 18.1%) presented with one month of worsening pleuritic chest pain, productive cough and 10-pound weight loss. He denied any gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including diarrhea or abdominal pain. He worked as a clinical nursing assistant. Patient denied any recent international travel, animal […]
Abstract Number: 506
A FISHY CASE: SALMONELLOSIS MANIFESTING AS EMPYEMA
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old man with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1c = 18.1%) presented with one month of worsening pleuritic chest pain, productive cough and 10-pound weight loss. He denied any gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including diarrhea or abdominal pain. He worked as a clinical nursing assistant. Patient denied any recent international travel, animal […]
Abstract Number: 521
DIABETES MELLITUS INDUCED BY PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH-1 (PD-1) INHIBITORS: A CASE REPORT
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old black male presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset diffuse abdominal pain, along with nausea and vomiting. Review of systems was positive for polyuria and polydipsia. The examination was unremarkable apart from a sizeable fungating lesion of the left lower extremity by the ankle measuring 12 x 8 cm. […]
Abstract Number: 521
Left Atrial Myxomectomy of Massive Myxoma with Intra‐Operative Severe Mitral Regurgitation and Complicated Post‐Operative Course — Case Repot
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A previously active 54 year old female with a history of COPD experienced progressive worsening fatigue and two episodes of syncope over the course of 4 months. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a massive 4.9cm x 3.5cm left atrial mass occupying nearly 90% of her left atrium. Four days later she underwent a diagnostic coronary […]
Abstract Number: 756
A TALE OF TWO DISTURBANCES: UNMASKING A CASE OF SGLT-2 INHIBITOR-ASSOCIATED EUGLYCEMIC DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 89-year-old year old woman with a history of type II diabetes mellitus, insulin-naïve and well-controlled on a regimen of metformin, sitagliptin, and dapagliflozin, presented with 3 days of nausea, vomiting, and poor intake of food and liquids. She had recently been prescribed cephalexin for a suspected UTI. She reported a subacute history […]
Abstract Number: 756
The Toxic Avenger
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 13 y/o female presented with a 1 month history of painless left inguinal swelling and a 2 day history of worsening inguinal pain, diffuse pruritis, myalgias and fever.  On presentation she was febrile to 103.7oF, tachycardic to 136, and mildly hypotensive.  Exam was notable for a 6cm x7cm area of swelling and […]
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