Meeting
Abstract Number: 964
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 73-year-old male had a witnessed fall at home with a minor head injury without loss of consciousness. Later, his wife noted him having new onset convulsive seizures and immediately notified EMS. Upon EMS arrival, he was alert but confused- his fingerstick glucose measured 11 mg/dL. He received oral glucose and was transferred to […]
Abstract Number: 964
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 83 year old woman with chronic lymphocytic bronchiolitis and Sjogren’s disease managed for over a year with steroids and mycophenolate presented with fevers and right elbow pain. On exam, she appeared frail, with crackles in her right lung, and a warm, tender right elbow. Chest imaging revealed diffuse consolidation and nodularity. Antibiotics […]