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Abstract Number: 657
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Case presentation:A 56 year-old caucasian man with no significant past medical history presented to our center with acute left upper quadrant abdominal pain. CT angiography of the thorax was performed to rule-out pulmonary embolism which showed thickening and enhancement of the splenic and hepatic arteries without aneurysmal dilatation. To evaluate this further, a […]
Abstract Number: 667
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: The prevalence of cocaine use is growing worldwide. Damaging effects of cocaine on the cardiovascular, neurologic, and pulmonary systems are well-established. In recent years, evidence has emerged for cocaine-induced damage to other organs, such as the liver and kidney. This is a case of end-organ damage from regular cocaine use. A 65-year-old man […]
Abstract Number: 749
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Mononeuritis multiplex (MM) was first described in 1960 as a hereditable neuropathy favoring the brachial nerve. MM is now known as the painful, asymmetrical destruction of at least two separate peripheral nerves caused by an array of disorders including diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, and various vasculitides. This clinical case describes […]
Abstract Number: 752
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old white male with adult-onset asthma and recurrent pneumonia presented to a rural hospital with a one month history of ascending lower extremity numbness. He also reported fever, fatigue, night sweats, and a twenty-pound weight loss over three weeks. Initial workup revealed leukocytosis and eosinophilia, prompting transfer to our facility for further […]
Abstract Number: 778
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old African-American woman presented to our Emergency Department with hemoptysis and severe respiratory distress. Two weeks prior to presentation, she was admitted with persistent cough and blood streaked sputum of 1-month duration and was treated with antibiotics for a presumptive diagnosis of pnemonia after a negative bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Her […]