Meeting
Abstract Number: 740
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 80-year-old female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and coronary artery disease status post stenting 4 years ago presented with coffee ground emesis, epigastric pain, dysphagia and melena. On examination, her vital signs showed a heart rate of 92 beats/minute and blood pressure of 89/55 mm Hg. Her abdomen […]
Abstract Number: 754
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old man originally from West Africa presented with two episodes of hematemesis over one day and with intermittent diffuse abdominal pain and fatigue over one week. He is a known HIV/AIDS patient with poor compliance along with a history of chronic Hepatitis B cirrhosis and moderate-sized varices, H. pylori with non-compliance with […]