Meeting
Abstract Number: 555
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 95-year-old man presented with progressive right lower extremity swelling. He reports a chronic history of overflow incontinence. Laboratory evaluation revealed a normal coagulation profile, creatinine of 1.5 milligrams per deciliter. A venous duplex ultrasound demonstrated acute occlusive deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in the right lower extremity. A computed tomography (CT) venogram confirmed […]
Abstract Number: 613
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 24-year-old male with a family history of Antithrombin III (ATIII) deficiency and cerebral aneurysm. He was transferred to our hospital for management of syncope in the setting of a pulmonary embolism (PE). While at work as a landscaper, he felt lightheaded and diaphoretic. The following day, he syncopized, had bladder […]
Abstract Number: 755
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 72 year old female with history of chronic atrial fibrillation not on anticoagulation was brought to the emergency department (ED) after she was found gasping for breath. She was found to have undetectable blood pressure by Emergency Medical System and the electrocardiogram revealed atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response (RVR). Multiple attempts […]
Abstract Number: 780
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: This is a 59 year-old woman with ulcerative colitis (UC) who initially presented with frequent episodes of bloody diarrhea and persistent abdominal pain for two months. The patient had been controlled for years on azathioprine and infliximab but was unable to continue infliximab several months prior to presentation. The patient began to complain […]