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Search Results for Pericardial effusion
Abstract Number: 531
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 43 year old male with a past medical history of stage 4 chronic kidney disease, hypertension treated with Minoxidil, former smoker, was initially diagnosed 9 years prior with presumed viral small pericardial effusion that remained stable on follow-up with serial echocardiograms. He presented with dyspnea and chest tightness with exertion, orthopnea, paroxysmal […]
Abstract Number: 608
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: This is the case of a 57-year-old lady with rapidly progressive stage IV pulmonary adenocarcinoma who presented two months after diagnosis with findings of significant hyponatremia. Upon admission, she was afebrile, hypotensive and tachycardic. Sodium was 119 mEq/L, potassium 2.4 mEq/L, chloride 67 mEq/L, serum osmolality 246 mosm/kg, urine osmolality 684 mosm/kg and […]
Abstract Number: 784
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 61 year-old-female presented to an outside institution with worsening exertional dyspnea, chest pressure, and fatigue. Echocardiogram revealed a large pericardial effusion bordering on tamponade which was drained with great improvement of symptoms. CT Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis revealed perirenal soft tissue invasion, which was biopsied. Patient was then referred to our institution for further management; […]
Abstract Number: 786
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 44 year-old female with a history of essential hypertension presented with one month of progressive chest pain, dyspnea and fevers. These symptoms were associated with a dry cough, sore throat and symmetric joint pains with swelling and morning stiffness of the hands and wrists. Her chest pain was left sided and knife-like, […]