Background: Obesity is a major contributor to morbidity and decreased life expectancy. Hospitalized obese patients rarely receive guidance from hospitalists on obesity management. Previous research found that obese patients welcome inpatient counsel to address weight loss. However, no study to date has investigated their preferences and behavioral beliefs about inpatient weight loss. Methods: This was […]

Background: Worldwide, the number of refugees continues to increase. By the end of 2017, there were an estimated 68.5 million individuals forcibly displaced worldwide due to persecution, conflict, or generalized violence. Refugees have unique and complex health care conditions and needs. Most physicians receive limited, if any, training on providing medical care to refugees. The aim […]

Case Presentation: A 72‐year‐old man with a history of coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, and nonfunctional left adrenal cortical adenoma resected 1 month ago presented after a syncopal episode lasting several minutes. He felt lightheaded prior to losing consciousness. There was no seizure activity, confusion, unilateral weakness, chest pain, palpitations, or shortness […]

Background: Imaging diagnostics such as CT and MRI are practically inaccessible to many of this developing nation’s 42 million citizens. Ultrasound, however, is more readily available but primarily limited to use in obstetrics. With proper training, the diagnostic utility of ultrasonography may be expanded to non-obstetric point-of-care examinations. In this study, we aimed to evaluate […]

Case Presentation: A 69‐year‐old man with a medical history of coronary artery disease, ischemic cardiomyopathy, and heart block status post pacemaker (PPM) with AICD placement presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of fevers and bilateral shoulder and hip pains for 2 days. The pain was most severe in the left shoulder. On arrival […]

Background: This presentation will describe a novel study started during a sabbatical year in Colombia. It will briefly cover logistics of taking a sabbatical year and then discuss the ongoing project and preliminary results. Dengue, a neglected tropical viral disease transmitted by the Aedes egypti mosquito, is endemic in Colombia and serves as an ideal […]