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Abstract Number: 325
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 80 year-old man presented with one day of confusion, worsened cough, and subjective fevers. He had a productive cough since emigrating from Mexico six months ago, but no complaints of dyspnea. He had a history of diabetes and stable angina for the past year. On presentation, he was tachycardic with a temperature […]
Abstract Number: 365
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Altered Mental Status in a Psychiatric Patient: A Case of Anti-NMDA Encephalitis Case Presentation: 29-year-old female with a history of Bipolar I Disorder, in remission off medication, presented to the Psychiatric Emergency Department with hyperactivity, insomnia, impulsive purchasing and audiovisual hallucinations for two weeks. The patient was admitted to psychiatry for treatment of mania with […]
Abstract Number: 552
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old male with history of type 1 Von Willebrand disease, colonic polyps, and gastric ulcer from naproxen use due to osteoarthritis presented with a 3-week history of lethargy and fatigue with walking short distances. He denied melena or hematemesis but did report consistent ibuprofen use for his osteoarthritis over the past few […]
Abstract Number: 826
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 4-month-old female presented to the Emergency Department with a 10 day history of rhinorrhea and congestion, and 2 day history of labored breathing. Her exam revealed coarse breath sounds and retractions, felt consistent with bronchiolitis. A viral panel was positive for Rhinovirus/Enterovirus and chest x-ray consistent with viral airway disease. She was […]
Abstract Number: 829
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 10-year-old female with a prior history of pneumonia 8 months ago presents with recurrent right sided pneumonia. During her first hospitalization, she underwent an extensive work-up including negative HIV, TB, Coccidiomycosis, Cryptococcus, and Mycoplasma, a normal swallow study, and bronchoscopy showing lipid laden macrophages with negative cultures. She ultimately improved on Ceftriaxone […]