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Abstract Number: 406
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 70 year-old Moroccan male with a history of gastrointestinal stromal tumor treated with resection and chemotherapy was admitted for dyspnea on exertion and non-productive cough for two weeks. He complained of subjective fevers and weight loss of 47 pounds in 6 months but denied hemoptysis. Lab studies were significant for leukocytosis at […]
Abstract Number: 421
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male presented to the emergency department with shortness of breath, aggravated by supine position, cough with white sputum production, sore throat, dysphagia for solid food and odynophagia for last 2 weeks. Past medical history consisted of: coronary artery disease, hepatitis C, alcoholism, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease. Physical […]
Abstract Number: 512
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 53 year old Russian man with no significant past medical history initially presented to an ophthalmology clinic with two days of progressively worsening, near-total left visual field loss associated with a one-week duration of fever, chills, and cough. He was diagnosed with bacterial endophthalmitis. His vitreous fluid was sampled, and he was […]
Abstract Number: 659
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 55 year old male with history of ulcerative colitis and iron deficiency anemia presented to the emergency department with a 1 week history of progressive swelling, tenderness and erythema of a circumscribed area of his anterior chest. Similar lesions erupted over right 4th finger and right ankle 2 days prior to presentation. […]
Abstract Number: 748
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 53 year old Chinese female with no PMH presented with 1 week history of nausea, abdominal pain, fever, chills and fatigue. Abdominal pain was not related to food and she denied headache or visual complaints. She is a native of Shanghai, China and moved to the USA 16 years ago. Patient reported […]