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Abstract Number: 366
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) is an unpredictable, catastrophic event affecting approximately 200,000 US adults annually. Best outcomes during IHCA result from focused training and credentialing by AHA (ACLS, BLS). Although hospitalists supervise IHCA, best practices for resuscitation skills, preparedness, plus overall approach remain undefined. Methods: We developed an online survey of IHCA resuscitation responsibilities […]
Abstract Number: 385
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Hospital based providers are often tasked with leading cardiopulmonary arrest resuscitations known as code blues. This responsibility can be stress provoking and poorly executed without appropriate training resulting in poor patient outcomes. At our academic medical center, internal medicine residents on their inpatient hospital based rotations are responsible for this assignment. The process of […]
Abstract Number: 468
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 49 year old Caucasian male was admitted to the hospital after suffering an outside hospital cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation. His electrocardiogram (EKG) showed findings of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) with giant T wave inversions in anterolateral leads (fig A). An Echocardiogram showed ejection fraction of 65-70% with moderate concentric LVH and […]
Abstract Number: 490
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 37-year-old-male with no significant past medical history who presents to the hospital with 2 months of progressive exertional dyspnea, palpitations and scrotal pain. He has also noticed some leg swelling and has a nonproductive cough. For the past 6 months, he has had ongoing diarrhea and unintentional weight loss of about 20 […]
Abstract Number: 602
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old woman with no cardiac risk factors, who was 8-weeks post-partum with an unremarkable peripartum course, suddenly collapsed at a park. Bystander CPR was initiated and the initial cardiac rhythm, which was ventricular fibrillation (VF), converted to sinus rhythm after defibrillation. While in the emergency department, she had another episode of VF, […]
Abstract Number: 636
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 36-year-old female with no past medical history presents with vomiting and abdominal pain after eating a meal. Symptoms were accompanied by diaphoresis, dizziness, and palpitations. On arrival to the hospital, patient’s vital signs were stable. Labs were significant for WBC 11 K/cumm, AST 64 U/L, ALT 47 U/L. Computed tomography of the abdomen/pelvis […]
Abstract Number: 667
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 24 year-old male presented with chest pain and a diarrheal illness. He complained of intermittent chest pains which began two weeks prior, described as retrosternal, aggravated by lying down and improving on sitting up. One week following this, he started experiencing fevers, chills along with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Given persistent high […]
Abstract Number: 707
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 26 year old man with past medical history of obstructive sleep apnea and oxycodone abuse presented to the emergency department after cardiac arrest. According to family members, the patient was seen ingesting an unknown quantity of ibogaine at home with the main purpose of treating his opioid addiction. Shortly after ingestion, the […]
Abstract Number: 717
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old man with a history of type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea presented after suffering a cardiac arrest at a local airport. He was reportedly healthy appearing until suddenly slumping over in his chair at the terminal. A bystander determined the patient was pulseless and initiated CPR. He received 3 shocks […]
Abstract Number: 785
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 91-year-old male with history of coronary artery disease & heart failure with reduced ejection fraction presented with unresponsiveness. The patient collapsed onto the floor when he came into the kitchen for dinner. His wife could not feel a pulse, so she called emergency medical services (EMS) and started CPR. When EMS arrived, […]