Meeting
Abstract Number: 418
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 64 year old woman with a history of diabetes and hypertension presented to hospital with lethargy and disorientation to time, place and person. The vitals were: BP 232/127 mm Hg T 102.7°F PR 120 bpm RR 22. One week prior, she was diagnosed with a left otitis externa and received treatment with […]
Abstract Number: 508
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old Caucasian male was admitted to our institution with unremitting malaise and difficulty concentrating. He was found to have a serum calcium of 13.8 mg/dl. His medical history was significant for coronary disease treated with a coronary artery bypass graft surgery complicated by a chronic left pleural effusion and a recently treated […]
Abstract Number: 655
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 53-yo Male with past medical history of poly-substance abuse presented with weakness, shortness of breath and productive cough for 1 month. He also reported low-grade fever, chills, fatigue, and weight loss of 30 to 40 pounds. He had 25-pack-year history of smoking. On examination, he had bronchial breath sounds in right upper lung […]