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Abstract Number: 80
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Addressing the needs of the geriatric population is critical, as “baby boomers” comprise a larger proportion of hospitalized patients. Hospitalists increasingly care for these complex geriatric patients. The “BEERS Criteria” are evidence-based guidelines that encourage medication safety by describing potentially inappropriate and harmful medications (PIMS) among geriatric patients. BEERS guidelines recommend that with a […]
Abstract Number: 156
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Although alcohol withdrawal (AW) is common in hospitalized patients, few studies describe contemporary alcohol withdrawal management in hospitalized settings or compare practices to recent guidelines published by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). We sought to describe patient characteristics and determine factors associated with complicated withdrawal and treatment duration in hospitalized patients with […]
Abstract Number: 262
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Background Fatalities caused by drug-overdose have increased in recent years across the US and are now the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. Drug related deaths with cointoxicants are being seen more often and the increase in prevalence of opioid overdoses with possible concomitant medication use is a public health concern […]
Abstract Number: 432
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Prevalence of alcohol use disorder (AUD) on inpatient medicine wards exceeds 40%. Only 50% of these patients develop alcohol withdrawal, of whom only 5-20% develop complicated alcohol withdrawal syndromes (AWS) that warrant treatment and monitoring. Overutilization of the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised (CIWA-Ar) scale is well-reported in the literature. CIWA-Ar […]
Abstract Number: 572
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 65 yo male with insulin-dependent diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and bipolar disorder was referred to hospital due to a rising creatinine level and decreased urine output. Home medications included furosemide, insulin, amlodipine, aspirin, quetiapine, lamotrigine and clonazepam. Patient was diagnosed with acute renal failure with serum BUN/creatinine 125 mg/dL / 6.25 mg/dL […]
Abstract Number: D10
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a clinical syndrome with clinical manifestations of anxiety, insomnia, irritability, disorientation, hallucinations, seizures, and autonomic hyperactivity. Delirium tremens is the most severe manifestation of alcohol withdrawal. Although benzodiazepines are currently the first line for treatment of alcohol withdrawal, barbiturates are increasingly used for treatment as an alternative[1–3]. We need strong […]