Meeting
Abstract Number: 507
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 80 y/o Hispanic man with past medical history significant for COPD, ascending aortic aneurysm s/p graft repair 10/06, and recent biventricular pacemaker implantation 4/16 due to third-degree heart block presented with dyspnea, productive cough, orthopnea and fever to 103 F in 5/16. Physical examination revealed III/VI diastolic murmur, bilateral pulmonary rales, peripheral […]
Abstract Number: 750
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old man presented with progressive lower back pain for six months’ duration. He noticed significant weight loss, occasional sweats, and subjective fevers. No significant neurological symptoms or any other significant complaints. Patient lives mainly in Texas, but goes to Mexico during winter time for a couple of months. He denied tobacco abuse, […]