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Abstract Number: 1018
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old man with metastatic gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma presents with five weeks of progressively worsening bilateral thigh pain. Admission exam is notable for a normal neurological exam. Labs are notable for CSF with malignant cells. Brain and spine MRI reveal diffuse leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. During his hospitalization, the patient develops dizziness and leg weakness […]
Abstract Number: 1034
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Spontaneous renal artery dissection (SRAD) is a rare disorder that has been reported to occur in middle-aged men. It often presents similar to nephrolithiasis, making it’s presentation non-specific and easily missed. Including SRAD in the differential for renal colic type-pain is important to decrease morbidity and improve the chance of renal recovery. Discussion: […]
Abstract Number: 1121
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) after abrupt onset left anterior chest pain with associated diaphoresis, nausea, and abdominal pain one hour prior to arrival. He denied aggravating or relieving factors. Vital signs were stable and physical exam, including cardiac and respiratory exam, were unremarkable. Patient denied a history of […]
Abstract Number: 1125
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 64 year old female with a past medical history of coronary artery disease and coronary artery bypass graft, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial disease, hyperlipidemia and a strong smoking history presented to the emergency department with exertional dyspnea worsening over the past 1 month and substernal chest […]
Abstract Number: 1166
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with an unremarkable past medical history presented with intermittent, dull, substernal chest pain for several hours, associated with diaphoresis and bilateral arm paresthesia, worse with exertion. Patient’s symptoms improved with sublingual nitroglycerin in the Emergency Department. EKG showed subtle ST-segment elevations inferiorly. Troponin was initially negative at 0.01, trended to […]
Abstract Number: 1180
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 5-month-old male presented to the hospital for further workup of 15 days of fever. In the preceding 2 weeks, he had intermittent symptoms, including cough, rhinorrhea, and diarrhea. He was treated for an ear infection with antibiotics about 5 days into the course for suspected otitis media without resolution of his fever. […]
Abstract Number: 1236
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 52-year-old male with no past medical history, presents to the emergency room for complaints of worsening diffuse abdominal discomfort of one-day duration. Pain was located in lower part of abdomen, dull in character, non-radiating, 10/10 in intensity associated with nausea, and subjective fever .Vital signs were significant with a temperature of 101.1 degrees […]
Abstract Number: 1238
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: West Nile (WN) virus, a member of the Japanese encephalitis virus antigenic complex, is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States. Approximately 1 out of 250 patients develop neuroinvasive disease including encephalitis, meningitis, acute flaccid paralysis and opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome (OMS). Sparse data exist regarding potential treatments for WN virus […]
Abstract Number: 1245
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 83-year-old male with a history of hypertension and coronary artery disease presented to the ED with complaints of persistent hiccups for 1-week duration associated with drooling, decreased appetite, inability to lie flat, and significant weight loss over several months. He was hemodynamically stable and afebrile but noted to have diffuse abdominal tenderness […]