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Search Results for Perioperative Medicine
Abstract Number: 742
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 62 YO woman with PMHx significant for type 2 DM, HTN, CAD with a previous MI, and OSA was recovering as expected from elective decompressive laminectomy. On POD 4 she developed nausea, confusion, and lethargy. The hospitalist service was consulted, prompting a metabolic work-up that suggested anion gap metabolic acidosis. There were […]
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: 771
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 69yo man was seen in preop clinic before cystoprostatectomy for a very large bladder tumor that had excellent radiographic response to pembrolizumab. His recent history was notable for an episode of witnessed syncope 5 weeks prior attributed to dehydration in the setting of baseline, long-standing intermittent episodes of SVT. Outpatient ECHO and […]
Abstract Number: 805
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man with polycystic kidney disease and bilateral renal masses was seen in our dedicated Pre-Operative clinic before a bilateral nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. In preparation for this surgery his nephrologist had placed a referral for community hemodialysis. However, regional wait times for community dialysis chairs averaged 2-3 months necessitating prolonged […]
Abstract Number: C21
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic created innumerable challenges and demanded rapid innovation for perioperative medicine. In March 2020, in response to our institution’s expectations, our hospitalist-led preoperative medicine clinic rapidly pivoted to patient care via telehealth. Purpose: Before the pandemic, our hospitalist-led preoperative medicine clinic was already in the early planning stages […]
Abstract Number: D21
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Perioperative medicine is a complexed area of hospitalist medicine, with many nuanced clinical management scenarios. At Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Hospital medicine and perioperative medicine are two separate sections within the division of general internal medicine. The sections share some clinical services, including night coverage and sick (“jeopardy”) call. Perioperative medicine […]
Abstract Number: I39
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 67-year-old man with tobacco use disorder, class I obesity, OSA, and recurrent basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the external auditory canal presented to his preoperative appointment prior to planned surgical removal of his BCC with partial temporal bone resection, parotidectomy, and reconstruction. At the time, he endorsed subacute progressive dyspnea, dry cough, […]