Meeting
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: 766
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 30-year-old African American man with no prior medical history presented with two weeks of sharp lower back pain radiating to the left flank and leg with associated tingling. He also reported night sweats, chills, and subjective fevers during this time. He denied recent weight loss, bowel and bladder dysfunction, IV drug use, […]