Meeting
Abstract Number: 817
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old woman with intravenous polysubstance abuse presented with a 1-week history of back pain, fever, and cough with blood-tinged sputum. Vital sign on admission showed tachycardia and hypotension but she responded well to fluid resuscitation. A pansystolic murmur grade 2 was noted. There was diffuse midline and paraspinal tenderness over the back. […]
Abstract Number: 821
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented to the ED with three days of fever, confusion, and lethargy. She was responsive to physical but not verbal stimuli. Vital signs included temperature of 38.8C, heart rate of 110 BPM, blood pressure of 107/52 mmHg, with SpO2 of 94% on room air. Her […]