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Search Results for Oncology
Abstract Number: 214
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Oncology comanagement of hospitalized cancer patients is increasingly common. We (1) and others (2-4) have previously demonstrated that when compared with traditional oncologist-only staffing, hospitalist co-management can improve on well-recognized quality outcomes including length of stay, early discharge rates and 30-day readmission rates. Yet, the composition of an oncology hospitalist practice is incompletely understood […]
Abstract Number: 287
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Hospitalization at Home (HaH) has demonstrated clinical quality and patient experience superiority in general inpatient medical patients. Expansion of this service to sub-specialized inpatient populations would be highly beneficial to patients and health systems. Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) HaH enrolls oncology patients with active disease admitted for acute general medical conditions and for […]
Abstract Number: 327
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Many cancer centers use the hospitalist model in the inpatient setting (1) since hospitalists provide high quality, cost efficient care (2). Our 678-bed quaternary hospital uses oncology hospitalist teams to care for all inpatients with solid tumor malignancies with medical oncology and palliative care consulting as needed. Internal medicine residents and advanced practice fellows […]
Abstract Number: 530
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 69 year old female with a history of untreated hepatitis B presented with leg pain, fatigue, and a 13-pound unintended weight loss over 5 months. She had no family history of cancer and had unremarkable age-appropriate cancer screenings. On exam, she had normal vitals, bilateral paraspinal and hip tenderness and positive straight leg […]
Abstract Number: 618
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old female with a past medical history of stage IV intranasal mucosal melanoma (status post resection of the nasopharynx, medial maxilla, floor of the sphenoid sinus, and clivus – two years prior) and current use of nivolumab presented to the hospital with two weeks of a worsening, pressure-like right temporal headache and […]
Abstract Number: 726
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: The patient is a 58-year-old female who was initially treated at an outside facility for severe COVID-19 infection that presented as a nonverbal encephalopathy. During this, she developed seizures and required intubation for airway protection. Labs were notable for hemoglobin: 7.7g/dL, calcium: 8.1 mg/dL, and arterial ammonia: 107 mcg/dL. Encephalopathy at that time […]
Abstract Number: 772
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 47 y/o male with history of known esophageal adenocarcinoma and end-stage renal disease on dialysis presented to the hospital with abdominal pain and melena. The patient was diagnosed with esophageal adenocarcinoma one year prior and has had gastrointestinal bleeding in the recent past. He had an upper endoscopy one month prior which […]
Abstract Number: 828
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection presented to the emergency department with subacute onset cough and shortness of breath. Medical history was significant for development of HIV after failed post-exposure prophylaxis with brief achievement of undetectable viral load on antiretroviral therapy (ART) followed by inability to […]