Meeting
Abstract Number: 807
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old female with a history of primary hypothyroidism presented to the emergency department with an episode of vertigo. The patient reported a persistent spinning sensation, nausea, vomiting, and tinnitus of the left ear without hearing loss for over 10 hours. Review of systems revealed abnormal gait and findings consistent with hypothyroidism (cold […]
Abstract Number: 872
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 26 year old male with no history of substance use, only history of hypothyroidism status post radioactive Iodine treatment three years ago for Graves’ disease presented with three days of lower limbs pain, numbness and edema which impaired ambulation. He reported he had been doing a lot of walking at a convention when […]
Abstract Number: 875
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 82 year-old female with a history of hypothyroidism on levothyroxine and coronary artery disease presented with 3 months of worsening generalized weakness, inability to walk, abdominal swelling, poor oral intake and 6 kg of unintentional weight loss. Review of symptoms was negative for fever, jaundice, orthopnea, dyspnea on exertion and syncope. Vital signs […]