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Abstract Number: 591
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old Caucasian man, with no past medical history presented to ER with acute onset generalized muscle weakness, more pronounced in both legs, which started upon awakening in the morning. He reported 40 lbs weight loss over 2 months in spite of increased appetite. Patient denied palpitations, heat intolerance, dysphagia or change in […]
Abstract Number: 666
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old Hispanic male presented to his primary care physician with progressive fatigue, leg weakness, and occasional falls. His past medical history was unremarkable. A clinical diagnosis of disk herniation was made and treated conservatively. Two weeks later, he presented to our emergency department (ED) with upper and lower extremity weakness, unable to […]