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Abstract Number: 8
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Substantial portions of hospitalized patients in the United States do not understand their plan of care. Hospitalized patients’ knowledge of their plan of care affects their ability to provide truly informed consent and assent to inpatient treatment, and to assume their medical care after discharge. There is a need for further study of the […]
Abstract Number: 38
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The use of whiteboards in the inpatient setting has become increasingly prevalent as a potentially effective tool for prevention of communication failures and improved multidisciplinary care. Provider and nursing surveys indicate that this tool is useful when utilized, however the true impact on patient satisfaction outcomes remains unclear. Moreover, little is known about the […]
Abstract Number: 166
SHM Converge 2023
Background: As of 2020, COVID-19 is the third leading cause of death after heart disease and cancer. COVID-19 accounted for more than a million hospitalization in the USA since the onset of the pandemic. Our aim is to investigate the impact of racial disparities on the outcome of COVID-19 admissions. Methods: We queried the National […]
Abstract Number: 209
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) is an antibody-mediated pro-thrombotic disorder which occurs after exposure to heparin product. Diagnosis of HIT type II is rather challenging as affected individual often has other causes of thrombocytopenia and a delayed discontinuation of heparin in HIT type II is associated with a mortality rate of 20-30%. 4Ts score is a […]
Abstract Number: 261
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Thrombocytopenia is common in hospitalized patients. Heparin Induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a life threatening condition which can lead to extensive thrombosis. Diagnosis of HIT relies on clinical suspicion determined by 4T score, and the immunoassays through testing for anti PF4/Heparin antibodies. Clinical practice guidelines published by the American Society of Hematology (2013) recommended to […]
Abstract Number: 289
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Recent Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rules require hospitals to have their physicians submit inpatient admission orders and certification prior to a patient’s discharge in order to justify hospitalization reimbursement; however, CMS does not specify how hospitals are to achieve this regulation. Use of Health Information Technology (HIT) tools has significantly expanded, […]
Abstract Number: 296
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Inpatient bedside whiteboards enhance patient-provider communication and satisfaction with care, but little is known about patients’ perspectives on the whiteboards. Our objectives were to understand patients’ views on the usability and design/content of these boards; and assess nursing views on current practice of whiteboard utilization, including barriers and suggestions to optimal use. Methods: We […]
Abstract Number: 296
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare (0.1-1% of heparinized medical patients) but devastating (up to 10% mortality) side-effect of heparin administration[1]. In thrombocytopenic patients, the pre-test probability of HIT is estimated by the validated “4Ts Score”, which is used to risk-stratify patients into Low (0-3 points), Intermediate (4-5 points), and High (6-8 points) likelihoods […]
Abstract Number: 374
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: More often than not, hospitalized patients are not able to correctly identify members of their physician team. Being able to identify physicians is a critical component of developing the patient-physician relationship. The use of facecards and whiteboards appears to improve hospitalized patients’ ability to identify their physician and may be associated with improvements in […]
Abstract Number: 407
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 30-year-old-woman presented to the hospital for unilateral headaches of one-week duration. Her headache was described as progressive onset, dull, radiating to the neck, and was associated with nausea and vomiting. Past medical history was notable for recent laparoscopic removal of ovarian cyst and sinusitis. Her only medication was a combined estrogen progesterone […]