Meeting
Abstract Number: 376
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old African American man with diabetes presented with progressive dyspnea on exertion and swelling of lower extremities for 3 months. He reported a decline in his previously unlimited exercise tolerance to 1 block and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, with no chest pain or palpitations. He denied any toxic habits and his family history […]
Abstract Number: 462
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 53 year old female originally underwent an ablation for atrial fibrillation with post procedure course pericardial effusion requiring drain placement for 3 days. Patient recovered from original effusion and was sent home with colchicine and aspirin. She presented to our care on day 28 after procedure, one week after recent hospitalization. Patient […]
Abstract Number: 499
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A twenty-two-year-old male with no significant past medical history who presented with chest pain and found to have ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, aVF and V4-V6 leads. On subsequent EKG’s, patient had new ST-segment elevations in antero-lateral leads with dynamic changes. Cardiac catheterization showed acute dissection with thrombosis of the distal left […]
Abstract Number: 876
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old man with a history of type II diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented with progressive dyspnea on exertion for four weeks. On exam, the patient was tachycardic with an elevated jugular venous pressure of ~16 cmH2O, bibasilar rales, and bilateral lower extremity 2+ pitting edema. Labs were notable for an elevated BNP […]