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Abstract Number: 509
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 12-year-old healthy female presented for three weeks of abdominal pain, loose non-bloody stools accompanied by night sweats and an eight-pound weight loss. Initial exam was only significant for diffuse abdominal pain. An abdominal X-ray demonstrated a unique appearing paravertebral stripe which prompted a follow up MRI abdomen/pelvis. MRI imaging revealed a 5.8 […]
Abstract Number: 510
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 14-year-old previously healthy male presented to a community hospital for sudden repeated episodes of initially non-bloody, and then grossly bloody, emesis. He denied sick contacts, travel, significant NSAID use, alcohol consumption, and caustic ingestions. On presentation, he had normal vital signs, mild epigastric tenderness, and heme-positive dark stool. His labs were notable […]
Abstract Number: 1177
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 10 year-old girl was admitted directly to the pediatric ward with several weeks of fever of unknown origin, lower extremity edema, right groin edema, erythema and pain. She frequently traveled to Mexico and lived in a farm-type setting.She had been treated for cellulitis with at least 7 different antibiotics at […]
Abstract Number: 1183
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 1 year old otherwise healthy twins present to the ED after Twin A became acutely unresponsive. The twins had been ill with a GI virus with fever, vomiting, and decreased activity for a week. The night of presentation, Twin A started vomiting, developed perioral cyanosis, and became unresponsive. On arrival to the ED, […]
Abstract Number: 1188
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 15 year-old female with obesity presents to the hospital with vomiting, headache, and decreased responsiveness. Prior to arrival she had about 10 episodes of non-bloody vomiting, after which she had altered consciousness. She denied any diarrhea, dysuria, blood in stool, and vaginal bleeding. She denied bleeding and bruising easily. No recent consumption […]
Abstract Number: 1200
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 8-year-old fully vaccinated female developed fever, abdominal pain, sore throat, and vomiting 6 days prior to admission. When seen by her pediatrician 4 days prior, she had an erythematous oropharynx and was treated with amoxicillin for streptococcus pharyngitis. The following day, she developed blood-streaked emesis and was seen in a local Emergency […]
Abstract Number: 1213
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Korean children are often treated in intensive care units (ICUs) rather than in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). However, pediatric critical care (PCC) in ICUs other than in PICUs may have an effect on patient outcome. The objective of this study is to compare the PCC outcomes of pediatric patients in the PICU than […]
Abstract Number: 1214
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: The ACGME instituted duty hour restrictions in 2003, leading to re-organization and re-structuring of resident schedules and educational opportunities. In response to these regulations, many programs, including our institution, initiated night float rotations. After noting decreased resident attendance at didactic sessions due to this model, our institution implemented various interventions to offer educational opportunities […]