Meeting
Abstract Number: 467
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A five-year-old boy with autism presented to the hospital with two-months of fatigue, lower extremity pain, and a petechial rash. Review of systems was notable for a two-kilogram weight loss, intermittent gingival bleeding and refusal to walk for one week. On admission he was afebrile with a heart rate of 160 beats per […]
Abstract Number: 761
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: We present a 22 y.o. female with a history significant for nephrolithiasis and a hormonal Intra Uterine contraceptive Device, who was admitted to the medicine Service for 6-7 days of odynophagia and dysphagia. She was being worked up along the lines of foreign body impaction and esophageal abrasion. Gastroenterology was consulted and had […]
Abstract Number: 810
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old man with metastatic melanoma presented to the hospital in acute renal failure. Nine months prior, he was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma and offered immunotherapy. He declined in favor of naturopathic treatment, including high-dose intravenous vitamin C. At his naturopathic clinic, he was found to be hyperkalemic and was referred to our […]