Meeting
Abstract Number: 797
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old woman presented as a hospital transfer for further evaluation of 1 week of abdominal pain and jaundice and several months of a worsening dry cough and dyspnea. These were respectively attributed to acute cholecystitis status post unsuccessful ERCP and pulmonary edema. She had no fever, orthopnea, or edema. Her past medical […]
Abstract Number: 832
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 53 years old woman presented to the outside hospital with altered mental status. She was found to have acute liver failure on lab investigations and was transferred to our institution for further work up and management. Patient had significant past medical history of scoliosis, COPD, Bipolar disorder and recent motor vehicle accident […]
Abstract Number: 861
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation presented with shortness of breath, orthopnea and leg edema of 2 weeks duration. He denied any chest pain, palpitations, or lightheadedness. He had no known allergies. On examination, blood pressure was 190/100 mmHg, pulse 82/minute, respiratory rate 28/minute with oxygen […]