Meeting
Abstract Number: 575
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Insulinoma is a rare tumor that originates in the beta cells of the pancreas with an incidence of 1-4 cases/million persons/year. Less than 10% of insulinomas are malignant and represent a treatment challenge despite the development of new therapeutic approaches in the last decade. A 28 year old female with no past medical […]
Abstract Number: 632
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 87 year old woman with a medical history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, raynaud’s syndrome, sicca syndrome and hyperlipidemia was brought in after choking on food. Her hospital course was complicated by a brief episode of respiratory failure requiring intubation, central line placement, aspiration pneumonia, CHF exacerbation, lower GI bleed, lumbar […]