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Abstract Number: 170
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) share several risk factors including coronary artery disease, hypertension, smoking, obesity, diabetes, and renal disease, as well as common pathophysiologic pathway involving activation of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system, maladaptive atrial remodeling and subsequent impaired conduction system. Some studies have supported the role of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) […]
Abstract Number: 697
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old previously healthy man presented to an outside hospital with one day of confusion without any other localizing symptoms. He reported taking a supplement called Synergy, an androgen receptor modulator, for six months, and doxylamine, a first generation anti-histamine, for one-two days. He denied alcohol consumption or other substances. Initial vital signs […]
Abstract Number: 707
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 75-year-old female with past medical history of obesity (BMI 31.7 kg/m2), paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypertension, hypothyroidism, was admitted to the hospital for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patient tolerated the procedure without complications, however, post operatively, she was difficult to extubate due to hypercapnia of pCO2 of 100 mmHg in arterial blood gas. She was […]
Abstract Number: 1007
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Case 1: A 56 year old female with history of metastatic adenocarcinoma of lung on cycle 1 day 8 of carboplatin/permetrexed/pembrolizumab therapy presented with fever, headache and altered mental status. She was diagnosed with Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and was treated with antibiotics. She presented with potassium levels of 3.4 mmol/l […]