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Abstract Number: 35
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Hospitalists play an essential role in educating residents on inpatient rotations. One critical way to ensure the success of trainees is to provide timely feedback and written evaluations, which may be difficult amidst conflicting tasks. Hospitalists face additional challenges with the large volume of learners to supervise, and with irregular resident schedules and frequent […]
Abstract Number: 276
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: It has been reported that vaccination rates with pneumococcal vaccine are low in elderly persons in Japan. The primary aim of this study was to examine whether introduction of a vaccination status checkbox in electronic medical records increased the vaccination rates. Methods: Subjects were inpatients and outpatients in the Department of General Medicine at […]
Abstract Number: 314
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Case presentationA 47 yo female with a history of hypertension, obesity, and prediabetes presented to the emergency department of a community hospital with a 2 week history of a nonproductive cough and generalized weakness. Her chest x-ray showed bilateral patchy airspace opacities. Chest CT PE protocol was negative for pulmonary embolus, but showed […]
Abstract Number: 451
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male with a history of renal transplant currently on immunosuppressive medication presents to the hospital with fevers and general malaise. Laboratory findings were significant for hypercalcemia (15.6 mg/dL) with suppressed parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. Infectious investigation including urinalysis, chest x-ray, commuted tomography (CT) of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, blood cultures, […]
Abstract Number: 475
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: An 84 year old female with a past medical history significant for systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) presented to the emergency department with fatigue and dizziness. She had recently been admitted to the same hospital with acute kidney injury secondary to lupus nephritis. During that admission, she was started on high dose prednisone, a […]
Abstract Number: 503
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 32-year-old woman with past medical history of anxiety/depression, previous heroin abuse, hepatitis C who presented with tremors, chest pain, and vomiting. In the ER, her vitals were HR 94, RR 22, BP 117/83, SpO2 95% on room air. Initial labs showed elevated troponin 1.38, 4.44, 9.15. EKG […]
Abstract Number: 504
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 78 year old female with Type 2 diabetes, HTN, vitiligo, sacral decubitus ulcers, CHF, and atrial fibrillation presented with fevers and two weeks of malaise, dizziness, progressive somnolence, and altered mental status. Per her husband, she also had some episodes of sweating but had not complained of any headaches or palpitations. At […]
Abstract Number: 512
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male with a history of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with Hyper-CVAD with intrathecal chemotherapy and allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) from a haploidentical donor (CMV D-/R+). His ALL relapsed 8 months after transplant and he subsequently underwent pre-phase chemotherapy for future CAR T-cell therapy, developing pancytopenia. He was […]
Abstract Number: 535
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 61 year-old-man with type 2 diabetes mellitus and progressive forgetfulness was admitted to the hospital with generalized weakness and difficulty ambulating for one week. His review of systems was positive for hyperpigmentation over the past year. He was taking aspirin, insulin and lisinopril. He was a chronic smoker. Family history was unremarkable. […]
Abstract Number: 557
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old African American male presented to the emergency department due to chest pain, fevers and shortness of breath with associated dry cough. The symptoms progressively worsened since onset one month prior to admission. He was HIV negative with a history of Stage IV (T2a N2 M1a) lung adenocarcinoma diagnosed one year ago […]