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Abstract Number: 79
GERIATRIC SYNCOPE:A 2 YEAR PERSPECTIVE FROM A LARGE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: More than two million people are evaluated for syncope each year in the United States, and approximately 30-40% of these patients are hospitalized for further costly investigation. Total annual cost of syncope related hospital evaluation is estimated to be over 2 billion dollars. The most common cause of syncope is reflex mediated. It does […]
Abstract Number: 79
New Take on an Old Story: Revisiting the Heparin Nomogram
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Continuous infusions of unfractionated heparin (UFH) are still commonly used in the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE). As a result of UFH's high‐risk profile and common usage, weight‐based UFH nomograms were developed more than 2 decades ago to standardize its dosing. Since that time, there has been scant literature on improving UFH administration. […]
Abstract Number: 108
Optimizing Inpatient Anticoagulation and Management of Venous Thromboembolism: A Hospitalist–Pharmacist Initiative
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common inpatient condition, managed with high‐risk anticoagulants. VTE management is often suboptimal. Inpatient anticoagulation teams improve anticoagulation processes and outcomes, but many centers (including ours) lack this resource. Diverse health care systems would benefit from alternative methods to optimize VTE management in the absence of an anticoagulation team. Methods: […]
Abstract Number: 108
REGIONAL VARIATION IN OUTCOMES AND HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS FOR SYNCOPE
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: The approach to managing and admitting patients with syncope in an emergency setting lacks standardization. Our study aims to investigate how regional variation in management of emergency department (ED) patients presenting with syncope impacts outcomes and resource utilization in this patient population. Methods: We used the 2006 to 2014 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample to […]
Abstract Number: 116
ASSESSMENT OF CONCORDANCE BETWEEN DIFFERENT SCORING SYSTEM IN PREDICTING OUTCOMES IN GERIATRIC SYNCOPE PATIENTS
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Syncope scores San Francisco Syncope Rule (SFSR) and Evaluation of Guidelines in Syncope Study (EGSYS)(1) are used as screening tools for predicting adverse outcomes among patient with syncope(1, 2). Surprisingly for scoring systems used for risk stratification of same clinical condition, differ significantly based on variables of importance used in calculating individual scores. An […]
Abstract Number: 116
MRSA Nasal Screening Is Useful in Predicting Etiology of Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Reduction of the spread of nosocomial and community‐acquired methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a health priority for hospitals and public health officials because of the increasing rate of MRSA infections and the difficulty in treating these severe infections. Efforts to address the increasing trend of MRSA cases involve routine prevention practices, including active […]
Abstract Number: 183
An Evidence‐Based Approach to Curriculum Development in Consultative Medicine
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: The ability to effectively practice consultative medicine is increasingly important. The increase in medical specialization, as well as an increasing number of providers responsible for patient care, makes this particularly evident in inpatient settings. Indeed, a dedicated consultation rotation is required of every internal medicine residency program. Few formal curricula for teaching consultative medicine […]
Abstract Number: 183
ASSESSMENT OF COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF 2 SYNCOPE RISK SCORES IN PREDICTING ADVERSE OUTCOMES IN GERIATRIC PATIENTS
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Syncope is usually an isolated occurrence in younger patients whereas it is multi factorial with many predisposing factors in the elderly. Medication use, co-morbidities and functional decline further complicate syncope evaluation in the elderly. Hence, elderly patients presenting with syncope must be risk stratified uniquely. San Francisco Syncope Rule (SFSR) and Evaluation of Guidelines […]
Abstract Number: 416
DEVELOPING A DIAGNOSTIC TIMEOUT TO REDUCE UNNECESSARY TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAMS AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH TRUE SYNCOPE
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Unnecessary hospitalizations and testing for syncope remain common (1), and physician attitudes continue to favor overuse for syncope (2). Structured protocols, specialized units, and decision support algorithms may reduce health service use, but lack of data precludes the ability to advocate for use of a specific decision support algorithm (3). Purpose: Our primary aim […]
Abstract Number: 416
Smoking Mirrors: Shift to the Left?
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 48‐year‐old woman with systemic sclerosis and secondary interstitial lung disease on 4–6 L/minute oxygen per nasal cannula at baseline presented to the emergency department with 2 days of new onset nonproductive cough, pleuritic chest pain, worsening shortness of breath and subjective fever. Patient's home medications included prednisone 10 mg daily and dapsone […]
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