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Abstract Number: 784
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 62yo female with history of Combined Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID), Cirrhosis and Immune Mediated Colitis presented to the hospital with a 7-10 days history of confusion, ataxia, polyuria, and polydipsia. Her medications included Budesonide (9mg po once daily). Patient had no history of diabetes, and non-fasting blood glucose where in normal range 3 […]
Abstract Number: 910
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old male with a past medical history significant for hypertension initially presented with episodes of double vision, fatigue and dysphagia. Physical exam was remarkable for right-sided ptosis which improved with the ice pack test. Serology was positive for anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies. Further workup revealed a decremental response to slow (2Hz) repetitive nerve […]
Abstract Number: 938
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This is a 46-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia who presented with acute worsening abdominal pain for two days, along with nausea, vomiting and anorexia. The patient had polyuria and polydipsia but denied dysuria, diarrhea, fevers or chills. He had no personal or family history of pancreatitis, gallstones, or […]
Abstract Number: 1005
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old male with a recently diagnosed HIV infection presented to the hospital with dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain and fatigue for 4 days. Six weeks prior, he was found to have HIV infection with a CD4+ cell count of 17 cells/ul and an HIV viral load of 41,399 copies/mL. He was prescribed antiretroviral […]
Abstract Number: 1021
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old female presenting with increasing epigastric pain radiating to her back, nausea, and vomiting for five days. Her past medical history is relevant for coronary artery disease and CABG, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, prior tobacco use, and mood disorder. She had visited her primary care doctor the day prior to presentation with […]
Abstract Number: 1232
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 37 y/o woman with past medical history of Multiple Sclerosis, diagnosed in 2011 was seen in clinic for evaluation of a new rash. Patient reported 1 week history of a reddish-purplish, non tender rash which had a circular, lacy pattern. She noted that the rash was predominantly in her lower extremities. She […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: According to AHRQ, patient safety culture refers to the beliefs, values, and norms shared by health care practitioners and other staff throughout the organization that influence their actions and behaviors. Safety reporting (or incident reporting) is an important aspect of safety culture. Safety reporting of adverse events is a valuable epidemiological tool to measure […]
Plenary Presentations
Abstract Number: Plenary
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Overnight vital sign assessment can disrupt sleep in the hospital and may be unnecessary in clinically stable patients. However, providers may not feel comfortable determining which patients can safely forego overnight vitals. We studied the effect of a clinical decision support (CDS) tool embedded in the electronic health record (EHR) that automatically identified clinically […]