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Abstract Number: 788
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 24-year-old man presented with MRSA osteomyelitis of his right tibia two months after suffering an open fracture during a helicopter crash into a mountain. He was started on intravenous vancomycin. The patient did well for thirteen days however then started to have recurrent fever spikes up to 104.9 °F with concurrent sinus […]
Abstract Number: 802
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 67 year old female patient with diffuse large B-cell Lymphoma with extensive nodal disease involving the lower thorax, abdomen, pelvis and central nervous system (CNS) presented with generalized weakness, acute confusion and fevers. Her recent treatment history included systemic chemotherapy with dose adjusted etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, rituximab (DA-EPOCH-R) and intrathecal […]
Abstract Number: 892
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old male with history of diabetes mellitus, right foot osteomyelitis, psoriasis, and multiple medication allergies (including vancomycin, levofloxacin, daptomycin, ertapenem, ampicillin-sulbactam, and infliximab) presented to the hospital with complaint of jaundice, abdominal pain, and vomiting. He had been diagnosed one week prior with methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus septic arthritis and was being […]
Abstract Number: 1235
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 37-year old male with PMH of HIV on HAART presented with episodes of seizure, syncope and altered mental status. Vital signs and physical examination were unremarkable. Laboratory results revealed sodium level 113, serum osmolarity 243, urine osmolarity 429 and urine sodium 113. Lab findings along with patient appearing euvolemic on exam suggested […]