Meeting
Abstract Number: 572
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 38 year-old female with history of asthma presented to the emergency department (ED) with symptoms of progressive dyspnea, wheezing, and dry cough, consistent with asthma exacerbation. In the ED, she was treated with continuous albuterol nebulizer for nearly 8 hours along with intravenous methylprednisolone. Her clinical status worsened with increased work of [...]
Abstract Number: 593
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 30 year-old woman with a history of severe asthma presented with two weeks of progressively worsening dyspnea. She has a history of multiple hospitalizations and intubations in the setting of asthma exacerbations. She noted a non-productive cough, but denied any fevers, edema or recent sick contacts. Symptoms persisted despite increasing albuterol use [...]