Meeting
Abstract Number: 590
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old gentleman with history of spinal trauma status post several spinal surgeries and chronic arachnoiditis presented to the emergency department reporting vertigo, generalized weakness, headache, and fever developing over the past two days. On exam he was alert and oriented, with irregularly irregular tachycardia, tachypnea, and a temperature of 39.2°C. Additionally and […]
Abstract Number: 710
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old Caucasian male with hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency room with confusion, ataxia, and urinary retention after a 10-day cruise to Aruba. During the cruise, he developed fever, diarrhea, and a rash. After returning home, he visited a local ED and was treated with ciprofloxacin and metronidazole for febrile […]