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Search Results for Cancer
Abstract Number: 208
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Hospitalists, rather than primary oncologists, are increasingly caring for hospitalized patients with cancer. High medical acuity, complex psycho-social issues, rapidly evolving cancer treatments, advanced care planning, and end-of-life care make management of this patient population especially challenging. The impact of the oncology hospitalist model of care delivery on clinical quality and oncologists’ work satisfaction […]
Abstract Number: 220
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Patients with cancer diagnoses are known to have the highest likelihood of readmission to the hospital based on nationally available data. Reducing readmissions to the hospital has remained a national priority in healthcare quality, however it can be challenging to identify patients who are at highest risk for readmission to the hospital. Currently, our […]
Abstract Number: 225
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Cancer is a risk factor for readmissions. We aimed to describe the potentially preventable 7-day unplanned readmissions in patients admitted to the hospital medicine service at a tertiary comprehensive cancer center. There is currently no defined criteria for potentially preventable readmissions among the cancer population. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis performed by a […]
Abstract Number: 230
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Tobacco use is the most widespread preventable cause of cancer and is linked to 30% of cancer-related deaths.(1) Many smokers want to quit but are unsuccessful; tools such as nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products can increase quit rates by 50-60%.(2) While smoking cessation is the ideal way to combat tobacco-related diseases, screening for diseases […]
Abstract Number: 276
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: By 2026 the number of prostate cancer survivors is expected to reach 4.5 million. Although the mortality from prostate cancer has been steadily decreasing, cancer survivors usually have poor outcomes compared to their peers without cancer. The majority of the cancer survivors are over the age of 70 and have progressive medical comorbidities. Identifying […]
Abstract Number: 319
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: The tumor microenvironment and its interaction with the tumor are indicative of disease progression but has not been clinically applied due to the lack of objective assessment criteria. Proximity associated effects of the tumor to its microenvironment which can explain the long-term behavior of tumor remains to be developed. In this work, we utilized […]
Abstract Number: 327
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Cancer screening guidelines based on age, biological sex, and degree of risk are intended to diagnose malignancies early and in the outpatient setting. Despite these efforts, malignancies are often diagnosed while patients are admitted to the hospital. These diagnoses are made either incidentally or after the onset of a clinical condition that necessitates an […]
Abstract Number: 328
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a major life-threatening oncological emergency where accelerated damage of rapidly proliferating tumor cells results in critical metabolic derangements including hyperuricemia, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, and hypocalcemia potentially leading to acute kidney injury (AKI) and multi-organ failure. TLS has been well documented in hematologic malignancies but is extremely rare in solid neoplasms, […]
Abstract Number: 338
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: High-risk patients with hematuria often warrant an outpatient evaluation for bladder cancer; however the presence of microscopic hematuria may often be missed by primary care physicians after hospital discharge. Whether outpatient physician’s routinely follow-up incidental microscopic hematuria on urinalysis performed during inpatient visits is yet to be fully elucidated. Our aim was to assess […]
Abstract Number: 340
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 90-year-old man with a history of left upper lobe pulmonary nodule on prior imaging presented with dark tarry stools, fatigue and syncope. He had not had an EGD or colonoscopy done in about 10 yrs. Five months prior to this presentation, a 2.4 cm left upper lobe pulmonary nodule suspicious for neoplasm […]