Meeting
Abstract Number: 436
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old Caucasian male with history of recurrent pulmonary embolism on chronic warfarin and hypertension was transferred from a nursing home to the hospital for shortness of breath and cough for two days. He was initially treated for healthcare associated pneumonia and later developed clostridium difficile colitis. He was noted to have severe bilateral lower extremity edema, which he […]
Abstract Number: 517
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: 81 y/o African-American woman with PMH of NICM with LVEF of 35-40% and CKD stage 3 presented to ED with complaints of cough, increased lower extremity swelling, and progressive DOE. She endorsed noncompliance with her diet, indulging in fried chicken but compliance with her medications. During her last admission, she was noted to […]
Abstract Number: 774
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 55 yo African American Male with DMII, HTN, CKD, Hyperlipidemia who initially presented with worsening right leg swelling and diagnosed with an unprovoked right femoral vein non-occlusive Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) and occlusive thrombus of the right popliteal vein. The patient underwent tissue plasminogen activator (TPA) administration and mechanical thrombectomy. He was […]