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Search Results for Pneumonia
Abstract Number: 361
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 27 yo male with ulcerative colitis (UC) and childhood asthma presented with a dry cough, fever and weight loss for 6 weeks. One and a half years prior to admission, he was diagnosed with UC for which he was started on oral mesalamine 1.2 g/day. Prior to admission, he visited an outpatient […]
Abstract Number: 434
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old healthy women presented with high fever, headache, and “not feeling well” two weeks after she had termination of pregnancy by dilatation and curettage procedure. She had minimal vaginal bleeding and denied vaginal discharge. She also vomited several times and had two bouts of diarrhea. She denied any significant coughing, sputum, or […]
Abstract Number: 442
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 54 year-old-woman presented with one week of progressive fatigue, shortness of breath, and productive cough. Physical exam revealed fever of 101.6⁰ F, poor oral dentition, bilateral pulmonary crackles and left lower quadrant abdominal tenderness. Initial laboratory workup was remarkable for elevated procalcitonin which prompted initiation of broad spectrum antibiotics. Chest X-ray was […]
Abstract Number: 525
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old Hispanic female presented to our hospital with a 2-day history of abdominal pain which began abruptly and was associated with fevers, chills as well as intermittent nonproductive cough which had been present since her last episode of pneumonia about 6 months ago. She was admitted to the ICU for management of […]
Abstract Number: 537
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Pneumonia in an immunocompromised individual has a broad differential; the initial work-up and selection of antimicrobials can be challenging. We present a case of concomitant pulmonary nocardiosis and Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). A 60-year-old male with hepatitis C infection status-post treatment with a negative viral load and chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to […]
Abstract Number: 602
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 52 year old African American male presented to the ED complaining of dyspnea that started 1 day prior. He denied having a fever, cough, or sick contacts. On presentation the patient appeared to be in respiratory distress. Initial vital signs: Temp 98.1, HR 105, SpO2 71% on room air, RR 36, and […]