Meeting
Abstract Number: 569
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old woman presented with left hemiparesis following elective hip replacement. Past medical history noted essential hypertension currently untreated and bilateral hip dysplasia corrected as a child. She took ibuprofen and hydrocodone-acetaminophen for pain. She was adopted at age two. She smoked a half pack of cigarettes daily. Right total hip arthroplasty was […]
Abstract Number: 682
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department after having a witnessed seizure. There were no precipitating events and previous blood tests were normal. His blood pressure (BP) on arrival was 255/154 mmHg. Labs showed a creatinine (Cr) of 2.2 mg/dL, hemoglobin 9 g/dl, platelet 553 k/uL, low-normal haptoglobin of 31 mg/dL, and […]
Abstract Number: 697
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 61 year old woman presented to the hospital with dyspnea and chest pain. She had been gaining weight, and experiencing night sweats and lower extremity swelling for several months. She had a 30 pack year smoking history. Physical examination revealed fingernail clubbing, 1+ pitting edema, and a blood pressure of 220/97—despite taking […]
Abstract Number: 737
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old female presented for evaluation of two days of nausea and vomiting. She also described swelling in her legs and decreased urination over that time. Exam revealed blood pressure of 150/100 (baseline blood pressure 90/50), pitting lower extremity edema, taut skin of both hands, and bibasilar crackles. Labs revealed creatinine of 3.2 […]