Meeting
Abstract Number: 671
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: An 87-year-old Caucasian male with a history of benign prostatic hyperplasia presented to the hospital with urinary incontinence, abdominal discomfort, and altered mentation. The patient required hospitalization for worsening symptoms. On admission, he was hypotensive (BP of 88/55 mmHg), tachycardiac (143 b/min), respiratory rate of 20 bpm, and temperature of 96.3° F. Pertinent […]
Abstract Number: 818
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old woman with Loeys Dietz Syndrome (LDS) presented with complaints of a “gurgling” sensation in her right chest. Her medical history included an aortic root aneurysm repair, aortic valve replacement and pneumothorax treated with chest tube. Physical exam demonstrated pectus excavatum and a rub throughout all right lung fields. Chest X-ray revealed […]