Meeting
Abstract Number: 798
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 71 year old female with recent diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of ascending colon presented to the hospital with complaints of pain and rapid development of swelling in right foot that started 3 hours prior to arrival. She noticed a small lesion on her right heel which expanded to a large blister about tennis […]
Abstract Number: 798
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 55 year old Caucasian male presented to the emergency department with two weeks of palpitations and chest pain. He experienced intermittent chest pressure and palpitations that were worse while lying down. He denied recent change in weight, skin changes, or SOB. He had a 45 pack-year smoking history, having quit two years […]
Abstract Number: 1221
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Headache is one of the most common complaint of patients, yet over 65% of patients with tension-type headaches don’t present to their primary care doctor. When it’s not just a typical headache is when it’s imperative to make the diagnosis early to prevent detrimental complications. A 46-year-old-male presented with a chief complaint of […]