Meeting
Abstract Number: 423
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 66 year-old Caucasian male presented to the emergency department with intermittent fevers, chills, fatigue and dyspnea of 1 week duration. He denied any nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, changes in bowel habit or significant trauma. He lived in a wooded area and had 3 previous Lyme infections but denied any recent tick bite, […]
Abstract Number: 568
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented with three weeks of intermittent fevers followed by 24-hours of persistent fever associated with nausea, fatigue, and malaise. She lived in the metro-Boston area and worked part-time as a dog-walker. She reported a tick bite several weeks ago. Vital signs were notable for […]
Abstract Number: 654
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: An 82 year-old male with atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus presented with hiccups for five days. He also endorsed non-productive cough for weeks, chills, dysuria, and dark urine, for which he had taken ciprofloxacin. History was also notable for a previous episode of intractable hiccups attributed to pneumonia. Family history […]