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Search Results for Anemia
Abstract Number: 680
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old male presented with a chief complaint of dyspnea beginning 3 months ago. Additionally, he endorsed 15-pound weight loss, fatigue, and decreased appetite during this time. Members of his family noticed yellowing in his eyes. He had no known past medical history. He described his diet as balanced, consisting of meat, eggs, […]
Abstract Number: 770
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 36 year old man with a history of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) of unclear etiology was admitted with a three-week history of progressively worsening fatigue, weakness and lightheadedness. Further questioning revealed a 12 month history of hemoptysis which he described as productive of about a half-dollar amount of blood every morning. He […]
Abstract Number: 795
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 54 year-old previously healthy man presented to the ED with two weeks of cough productive of “grey-green” mucus and slowly worsening dyspnea on exertion. His symptoms were accompanied by low-grade fevers, fatigue, poor appetite, and lightheadedness upon standing. His spouse was recently ill with symptoms of an upper respiratory infection. Review of […]
Abstract Number: 804
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old African American female with a history of diabetes mellitus presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and melena for 1 week. Her stool was guaiac-positive. CBC with differential and CMP revealed severe normocytic anemia (MCV 88 fL) with a hemoglobin of 5.8 g/dL, leukocytosis (17 × 109/L), thrombocytopenia (118 × 109/L), […]
Abstract Number: 819
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 29 year old Hispanic male with no significant past medical history presented to the Emergency Department with new onset jaundice. He also endorsed a constellation of symptoms for several months including weight loss, progressive fatigue, frequent headaches, decreased appetite, daily nausea with occasional emesis, and dark urine. He was not taking any […]
Abstract Number: 835
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old man presented with two weeks of progressive dyspnea. He denied chest pain, lower extremity edema, orthopnea, melena, hematochezia, hemoptysis, cough, or fever. He had a previous presentation with similar symptoms of unknown etiology a few weeks before treated with steroids, blood transfusions, and antibiotics with improvement in symptoms. He was on […]
Abstract Number: 894
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 33 year-old US born woman with iron deficiency anemia presented after one episode of pre-syncope. She reported 3 weeks of progressive fatigue, shortness of breath, and pain in the chest, back, and hips. She denied abdominal pain, menstrual abnormalities, sick contacts, recent trauma, and blood disorders or malignancy in her family. She […]
Abstract Number: 1001
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An 18 year old female with a history of cirrhosis due to autoimmune hepatitis on immunosuppressants presented with acute low back strain. On presentation, her vital sign was remarkable for heart rate of 129 bpm. Physical exam revealed splenomegaly with mild pedal edema and low back tenderness. Laboratory evaluation showed a hemoglobin of […]