Session Type
Meeting
Search Results for pons
Abstract Number: 470
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: While rapid response teams are well established for inpatient emergencies, outpatient emergency response on large medical campuses is much more variable. At our institution, this need for outpatient emergency response is particularly acute. As a tertiary referral center, cancer treatment center, and the largest transplant center in the state, our clinics provide 1.4 million […]
Abstract Number: 503
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old woman with severe persistent asthma on a maximum dose of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) was admitted for lethargy and skin nodules on her thighs. She had three hospital admissions in the past two months for reported pneumonia. She was found to have fever, left basilar crackles, and multiple violaceous, firm, tender subcutaneous […]
Abstract Number: 506
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old G2P1011 woman who was 6 days postpartum from an uncomplicated vaginal delivery presented to the emergency department with acute right flank pain, hypotension (BP 88/60), tachycardia (HR 125) and new onset anemia with hemoglobin 9g/dL. CT abdomen/pelvis (CT AP) revealed a 21.5cm right renal angiomyolipoma (AML) with an associated bleeding pseudoaneurysm […]
Abstract Number: 586
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 73 year old female presented with acute onset of recurrent falls lasting for 1 week. On day 2 of her hospitalization, hematuria with dysuria was present, which was treated as an UTI. Physical examination revealed progressive ascending weakness from lower to upper extremities with decreased reflexes bilaterally. She also developed urinary retention […]
Abstract Number: E19
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Rapid response teams (RRT) are critical to the timely and appropriate management of acutely decompensating patients within many hospital systems. In the academic setting, the vital role of RRT leader is often filled by a resident physician who may lack the necessary medical knowledge and experience to initiate timely management for these patients. 100% […]
Abstract Number: I21
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Appropriate and timely documentation of rapid response events has been shown to have a significant impact on patient care and outcomes. Prior to January 2021, our institution did not have a standardized rapid response note template to facilitate best clinical documentation practices. A review of rapid response events at our institution that occurred during […]
Abstract Number: 1078
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 54 y/o lady with a past medical history of HCV cirrhosis s/p Harvoni treated 5 years ago, IVDU now on methadone who presented to the ER with a lower extremity rash that started two days ago. They were multiple tender nonblanching, red to purple petechial and purpuric lesions on the bilateral lower […]
Abstract Number: 1159
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 53-year-old man with history of alcohol abuse, cirrhosis (with preserved liver function) presented with complaints of bilateral hand tremors and hallucinations for one day. He was unable to provide history due to confusion. Computed tomography scan of the brain revealed microvascular ischemic changes and an old lacunar infarct. Patient was delirious and actively […]
Abstract Number: 1183
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 1 year old otherwise healthy twins present to the ED after Twin A became acutely unresponsive. The twins had been ill with a GI virus with fever, vomiting, and decreased activity for a week. The night of presentation, Twin A started vomiting, developed perioral cyanosis, and became unresponsive. On arrival to the ED, […]