Meeting
Abstract Number: 388
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 61-year-old male with a known history of alcohol and tobacco abuse was admitted with 3 months history of headache, confusion, unsteady balance and unintentional weight loss. Laboratory tests included normal chemistry panel, complete blood count and negative hepatitis and HIV serology. Brain imaging showed 3 lesions in the right cerebral convexity with surrounding [...]
Abstract Number: 450
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with a history of cholecystectomy and chronic intermittent abdominal pain presented with acute onset of right upper quadrant pain and vomiting. On admission, she was afebrile and nontoxic appearing with mild epigastric tenderness. Labs showed an elevated AST/ALT, total bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase. Abdominal ultrasound showed a dilated common bile [...]
Abstract Number: 470
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Patient with prior history of alcohol use presented with abdominal pain, nausea vomiting of 4 days duration. Labs were remarkable for elevated BUN 38 mg/dL, Creatinine 1.9 mg/dL, AST 50 U/L and lipase 771 U/L. CT abdomen and pelvis showed a poorly delineated mass within the head and uncinate process of the pancreas [...]
Abstract Number: 815
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 37 year old woman with past medical history of septic shock secondary to urinary tract infection (UTI), systemic lupus erythematosus treated with oral prednisone 10 mg/day, functional quadriplegia due to transverse myelitis, chronic sacral decubitus ulcers, chronic indwelling urinary catheter, morbid obesity, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type 2 presented to the emergency [...]