Meeting
Abstract Number: 798
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old patient was referred to us by his PCP for subacute onset of confusion. Two months prior to presentation he was diagnosed with Focal segmental glomerulonephritis and had been on immunosuppressive therapy with Mycophenolate mofetil and Prednisone. He subsequently developed productive cough, and shortness of breath and was found to have a […]
Abstract Number: 803
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old female with PMH of hypertension presented with 3-days of worsening shortness of breath, general malaise and increasing home oxygen (O2) requirements. She was recently discharged from an outside hospital with home O2 and oral antibiotics for pneumonia. The patient was admitted for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure presumed secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia. […]
Abstract Number: 817
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old woman with intravenous polysubstance abuse presented with a 1-week history of back pain, fever, and cough with blood-tinged sputum. Vital sign on admission showed tachycardia and hypotension but she responded well to fluid resuscitation. A pansystolic murmur grade 2 was noted. There was diffuse midline and paraspinal tenderness over the back. […]