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Abstract Number: 1154
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man with asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, and fifty-pound weight loss in the past seven months, was admitted to the hospital for left parietal and right occipital stroke. Asthma was diagnosed in childhood and was well-controlled without recent exacerbation. Patient had focal right hand weakness of 4/5 strength, petechiae on the left lateral […]
Abstract Number: 1155
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 24 year-old woman presented to the emergency room for a sore throat and diffuse body aches, with weakness in her shoulders and hips to the point that she required assistance with ambulation over the past week. She was afebrile and normotensive at admission but initial labs were significant for a WBC of […]
Abstract Number: 1197
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 17-year-old female with no past medical history was admitted to a tertiary care children’s hospital with acute onset of abdominal pain, nausea, emesis, oral ulcers, and vaginal rash. She was sexually active with the last unprotected encounter nine days prior to presentation. She endorsed dysuria but denied vaginal discharge. The patient was […]
Abstract Number: 1205
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Patient out-of-pocket costs are a critical consideration when providing care as they can represent a substantial portion of a patient’s income and when they are exceedingly high can become a barrier to care. We sought to better understand Physician interaction with and reaction to out-of-pocket costs at the trainee level. Methods: A nineteen-question survey […]
Abstract Number: 1222
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with prostate cancer in remission developed diplopia 2 weeks prior to presentation. Workup at the referring hospital included a normal ophthalmologic exam and an MRI brain with possible mastoiditis and/or otitis media. A course of unknown oral antibiotics was completed. He had no improvement of his diplopia and progressed to […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: “Hospital at Home” (HaH) models of care have existed for over 20 years in the U.S. Demand for healthcare value has driven renewed attention to HaH, including from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The COVID-19 pandemic has only magnified consideration of alternative sites of care. Where studied, HaH models have had desirable […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Midlines are peripheral vascular devices inserted in the veins of the upper extremity with the tip located at or below the axillary vein. Greater appreciation of complications associated with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) and the diffusion of catheter appropriateness criteria has led to expanded use of these devices. However, single center studies comparing […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The Choosing Wisely Campaign started in 2012 with the aim of promoting high-value care. On its Choosing Wisely List, the Society of Hospital Medicine cited daily basic metabolic panel (BMP) and complete blood count (CBC) testing in the absence of clinical suspicion as unnecessary practice. Since the implementation of Choosing Wisely, there have been […]