Meeting
Abstract Number: 607
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Patient is a 71 year old female with hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented after syncopal episodes and falls. She denied chest pain but did have lightheadedness and shortness of breath (SOB). She was started on transcutaneous pacing by EMS due to severe bradycardia. Admission EKG (fig 1) showed 3rd degree […]
Abstract Number: 656
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 36 years old female with past medical history of IV drug abuse, presented with dyspnea, nasal congestion, tactile disturbances, diarrhea, body aches and generalized weakness for 1 day. She was recently treated for tricuspid valve endocarditis. A Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) obtained at that time showed ejection fraction (EF) of 55-60%. On presentation, […]