Meeting
Abstract Number: 462
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Wilson Disease (WD) is a known cause of liver test abnormalities. Guidelines have been established to help clinicians avoid routine testing. According to the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Guideline, screening for WD—with serum ceruloplasmin, 24-hour urinary copper excretion, and slit-lamp examination for Kayser-Fleischer rings—is warranted in any patient with […]
Abstract Number: 620
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Fibro-muscular dysplasia is a segmental, non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory vascular disease of unknown etiology usually found in small and medium-sized arteries. Renal arteries (60–75%) are most commonly involved, followed by the cervico-cranial arteries (25–30%). FMD of cervico-cranial arteries in absence of renal artery involvement is much rarer. We present a case of symptomatic fibro-muscular dysplasia […]
Abstract Number: 756
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old male with past medical history of ulcerative colitis (UC) currently on vedolizumab infusions every 8 weeks presented to the hospital with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. The patient endorsed nausea, vomiting, and 15-20 loose, bloody bowel movements per day. Upon admission, the patient was afebrile, normotensive, and non-tachycardic. Physical exam revealed […]