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Abstract Number: 60
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Moral distress, the inability to act in accordance with one’s ethical beliefs due to hierarchical or institutional constraints, has been associated with burnout and poorer well-being. Significant moral distress amongst American physician trainees might occur when they feel obligated to provide treatments at the end of life that they believe to be futile or […]
Abstract Number: 80
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare and put enormous stress upon front-line healthcare workers. Physician trainees may be more vulnerable to poor mental health outcomes, including burnout and distress. The objective of this study was to compare mental health indices of attending physicians versus trainees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A voluntary survey was […]
Abstract Number: 92
SHM Converge 2023
Background: In the US, Marijuana is the most used substance, with 18% of the population having tried it at least once. Its use is steadily increasing and stands at a staggering 43% amongst college-aged adults. Marijuana has been known as a self-coping means for anxiety. The recent increase in marijuana use and its effect on […]
Abstract Number: 137
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Physician burnout has been suggested to be positively associated with the degree of spirituality and negatively associated with empathy; however, sparse data with mixed results are available. Therefore, our objective was to determine if physician burnout is related to spirituality and with empathy. Methods: We surveyed attending physicians, residents, and medical students using an […]
Abstract Number: 309
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old woman with a history of anxiety presented with one week of diffuse abdominal pain, associated with constipation, decreased oral intake, nausea, and bilious emesis three times a day. She was admitted to an outside hospital one month prior with similar symptoms and treated for pneumonia. The patient lives alone and denied […]
Abstract Number: 409
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: This is a previously healthy 41-year-old man who presented with fevers, headache, and neck stiffness for 5 days. He also reported photophobia, anorexia, insomnia, nausea but no vomiting. He denied any recent travel and was not aware of any insect bites. The patient had a faint macular rash on his upper chest and […]
Abstract Number: 497
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 7-month-old former term female with congenital hypothyroidism was admitted for the third time with a diagnosis of bronchiolitis. Her first admission at 7 weeks of age involved an ICU stay requiring intubation and chest tube placement after a chest X-ray showed a right tension pneumothorax. She suffered no other major complications and […]
Abstract Number: 872
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 15-year-old female with a past medical history of acne vulgaris on topical Dapsone and anxiety on Sertraline presented to the ER with severe shortness of breath. She was recently hospitalized for a left knee meniscal repair one month prior. She went to a theme park on the day of admission where she […]
Abstract Number: F14
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Non-beneficial treatment can be defined as medical interventions that are ineffective in achieving a patient’s desired goals or subject patients to discomfort without significant clinical benefit. At times, critically-ill patients are declined Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission due to perceived lack of benefit but continue to be medically managed on the general medical floor. […]
Abstract Number: N15
SHM Converge 2022
Background: An important duty of every hospitalist is to detect the earliest signs of imminent clinical deterioration. Breathing motion patterns can convey early warnings of respiratory instability (1). Normal breathing appears regular, effortless, well-coordinated and comfortable (2). In patients at high risk of respiratory deterioration, breathing appears labored (3). Well-established signs of labored breathing include: […]