Background: Communication, availability and timeliness of evaluation (all skills of Hospitalists) are key drivers for a successful co-management service. Our Hospital Medicine Group created a Urology Hospitalist co-management program in July of 2016. We designated a core group of highly specialized urologic hospitalists (UHOS) to work closely with the urologic surgeons to coordinate and improve […]

Case Presentation: A 75yo male presented with a few altered mental status. He had been in a rehabilitation facility working on physical therapy with family when he suddenly closed his eyes and became non-responsive. One month ago, the patient had had a fall from a ladder causing a subdural hemorrhage and uncal herniation that required […]

Case Presentation: A 38-year-old Hispanic female with chronic constipation, anemia and numerous transfusions secondary to uterine bleeding presented to the emergency department with a two-week history of worsening bilateral lower extremity ascending numbness and weakness extending to her abdomen causing her difficulty with walking. She reported blurry vision, headaches, difficulty breathing, and 24 hours of […]

Case Presentation: A 69 year old male presented with one week history of worsening delusional behavior and encephalopathy. His medical history included hepatitis C (in remission), hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polysubstance abuse (cocaine, alcohol). Initial CT head revealed a hypodensity involving right temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes suggestive of acute infarction. Subsequent MRI brain revealed T2 […]