Meeting
Abstract Number: 294
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Lung ultrasound (LUS) is emerging as a useful diagnostic tool for several lung pathologies including pulmonary edema. The number of sonographic B-lines on LUS has been used as a test to detect pulmonary congestion in patients with chronic heart failure. However, its ability to detect elevated left-sided filling pressures relative to accepted noninvasive measure […]
Abstract Number: 720
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 77F with COPD, CAD, HFpEF (50%), scimitar syndrome, pHTN, pAfib, type V long QT syndrome, SSS s/p ablation, TIA, and a recent mechanical fall with left pubic ramus fracture and subdural hematoma with recent discharge from acute rehabilitation center presents to the emergency room after a witnessed, mechanical fall at home due patient’s […]