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Search Results for Malignancy
Abstract Number: 511
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 76- year old smoker woman with a medical history of emphysema and left MCA stroke six months back, presented with acute bilateral occipital headache and visual impairment.On Exam, she was well appearing, normal vital signs, and no murmurs on heart exam. Neurological exam was normal except for dysmetria due to visual impairment […]
Abstract Number: 538
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 69 year-old woman with recently diagnosed endometrial cancer presented with two weeks of dysphagia and progressive upper extremity weakness. On exam she was dysarthric with oral mucous retention and poor dentition; she had left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy. Neurologically, cranial nerves were intact except shoulder shrug, and shoulder girdle strength was 3+/5 bilaterally with […]
Abstract Number: 763
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 44 year-old Caucasian woman presented with shortness of breath and weakness. She had a history of stage IIIC malignant melanoma (BRAF Wild Type) of right face. She underwent excision of the lesion a year prior to presentation and immunotherapy with ICI (intravenous Nivolumab 240mg every 2 weeks) was initiated. After 10 cycles of […]
Abstract Number: 766
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: The patient is an 83 year-old Caucasian man with a history of hypertension, tobacco use, and COPD who presented to the emergency department with a four day history of chest pain, shortness of breath, and mild non-productive cough. His chest pain was constant and had no exacerbating or alleviating factors. He denied any […]
Abstract Number: 1018
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 52-year-old male presented with six-week history of unintentional weight loss, decreased appetite and non-radiating dull suprapubic pain. Review of systems was notable for constipation, polyuria, polydipsia, nausea, and left leg swelling. No family history of cancer or blood dyscrasias. Physical examination revealed blood pressure- 194/114 mmHg, heart rate -105, distended abdomen with hypoactive […]