Session Type
Meeting
Search Results for Geriatric
Abstract Number: 581
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Planning a safe discharge from the hospital is a collaboration that includes the care team and the patient. At our VA hospital, a geriatric 4M’s (Mobility, Medications, Mentation, What Matters Most) assessment helps to determine “What Matters Most” to older Veterans as well as to connect them with the right community services (such […]
Abstract Number: 596
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 90-year-old man with chronic kidney disease and benign prostatic hyperplasia presented with a 4-month history of persistent mucous diarrhea, abdominal pain, and a few episodes of enterorrhagia. On exam, vital signs were normal except for hypotension. He was in mild acute distress but alert and oriented. He had dry mucous membranes and […]
Abstract Number: 623
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An 86-year-old woman with history of EBV encephalitis four years prior presented for altered mental status and emesis in September. Previously, the patient was able to perform all activities of daily living. A week prior to presentation, patient developed a cough and was noted to have slow mentation. Exam was notable for fever […]
Abstract Number: 728
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Nocardia has a known predilection for brain tissue and may present with unique symptoms. We share a case of significant dysgeusia in a presumptively immunocompetent patient as a complication of disseminated nocardiosis.A 70-year-old previously healthy male with a history of diabetes, presented with three months of fatigue, productive cough, loss of appetite, and […]
Abstract Number: 734
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 68 year-old male with hypertension and bipolar disorder presented with a 3-week history of memory deficits, weight loss, and increasing irritability. Exam revealed disorientation, dysarthria, and left sided weakness. MRI was suggestive of a right basal ganglia infarction. Patient was treated for a stroke and discharged. He was readmitted 30 days post-discharge […]
Abstract Number: 749
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 87yo woman with dementia presented with a large right adrenal mass consistent with pheochromocytoma with lymph node metastases based on biochemical testing and MIBG scan. Non-operative management with iobenguane-131 (Azedra) was considered because of her surgical risk. However, given her underlying dementia, comorbid conditions, and frailty, she was appropriately identified as high […]
Abstract Number: 846
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Patients presenting with melena are often found to have an upper gastrointestinal source: melenic stool on exam has a likelihood ratio of 25 for upper gastrointestinal bleed (1). But what if repeated endoscopies are unimpressive? Mr. S is a 75 year old male with a history of atrial fibrillation on apixaban for three […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Trauma co-management is a growing field within hospital medicine. While improvements in quality metrics have been documented in other co-management services, the impact of co-management of trauma patients is uncertain. This study aimed to determine whether a hospitalist trauma co-management program improves clinical outcomes. Methods: This was a pre- and post-implementation study comparing trauma […]