Meeting
Abstract Number: 33
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: It is important to understand knowledge about diagnostic error, such as cognitive bias and heuristics, for preventing a diagnostic error. However, it is unclear whether Japanese residents learn this knowledge. We aimed to assess diagnostic error knowledge in residents throughout Japan and compare it to the benchmark of the previous US score. In addition, […]
Abstract Number: 596
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 53 year-old man with a history of sickle cell trait and stroke presented with subacute, progressively worsening generalized abdominal pain and distension. He had recently been diagnosed with cirrhosis due to autoimmune hepatitis at an outside hospital. Physical examination was notable for scleral icterus and a nontender, moderately distended abdomen with bulging […]
Abstract Number: 1084
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old female with history notable for Crohn´s disease in remission presents with dysphagia associated with an unintentional 16kg weight loss over six weeks. Review of symptoms is notable for chronic diarrhea which stopped 3 days prior to admission and acute dysuria and polyuria. She is afebrile and hemodynamically stable. Initial laboratory studies […]