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Abstract Number: 341
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in adult hospitalized patients, with the incidence being reported as high as 7.2%. While evaluation of the cause of AKI is often necessary, in hospitalized patients the causes of AKI are more likely to be pre-renal or intrinsic. Previous studies have found that decreased renal perfusion, medications, radiographic […]
Abstract Number: 347
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a valuable tool in the assessment of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Although hospitalists frequently wish to use POCUS in their clinical practice, many have never received formal training. The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) offers a robust certificate of completion (COC) program in POCUS incorporating online learning modules, in-person courses, […]
Abstract Number: 349
SHM Converge 2024
Background: For the past 4 years, we have taught PGY-2 residents basic skills in lung, cardiac, abdominal, and vascular POCUS based on national courses. Current methods of assessing POCUS skills focus on image acquisition and image interpretation without clinical context, however using POCUS for patient care requires the clinician to integrate their findings to a […]
Abstract Number: 358
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is increasingly being used across medical specialties, improving diagnostic accuracy in numerous medical presentations and levels of acuity. Training in these skills is currently offered through major societies, but graduate medical POCUS training in internal medicine and family medicine is not common in US residencies. Therefore, we designed a two-week inpatient […]
Abstract Number: 361
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Hospitalist-run Medical Procedure Services (MPS) have been shown to decrease time-to-procedure, overall length of stay, and interventional subspecialty consults for bedside procedures while increasing revenue for hospitalist groups [1,2,3,4]. However, significant challenges remain in the deployment of a financially sustainable MPS, and there is interest in identifying and deploying strategies to improve sustainability. Two […]
Abstract Number: 365
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: We have markedly expanded Point-of-Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) education within our Internal Medicine residency program through multifaceted instructional interventions. But despite an increasing number of trainees familiar with PoCUS, there remains insufficient real-time clinical use and supervision due to a lack of formal PoCUS training and experience among attending faculty. Traditional PoCUS faculty development programs […]
Abstract Number: 368
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Renal ultrasound (RUS) is frequently used as part of the routine work-up for acute kidney injury (AKI) for the hospitalized patient. Society guidelines and previous literature suggest that RUS should be ordered when an obstructive cause of AKI is suspected. While RUS is a non-invasive, low-cost imaging modality that does not expose patients to […]
Abstract Number: 391
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is nothing less than a paradigm shift in patient care. The technology has advanced rapidly and the competence in performing, interpreting and utilizing POCUS is extremely variable. There is often an inversion in competence with medical students and residents, in general, having more competence in this modality than many of their […]
Abstract Number: 392
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 67 year old woman presented to the emergency department with worsening shortness of breath. On admission the patient was hemodynamically stable, tachypneic and tachycardic, with desaturation to 80% on room air. She was found to have bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on chest x-ray and was started on antibiotics for pneumonia. It was noted […]
Abstract Number: 414
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Procedures are often an integral component of a patient’s care plan. Delays in procedures may lead to increased length of stay and decreased quality of care. For instance, prompt paracenteses in hospitalized patients with ascites is associated with a 24% decreased mortality in one study. At our institution, hospital throughput is essential given a […]