Meeting
Abstract Number: 748
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old man with untreated HIV presented with two weeks of worsening nausea, headache and diplopia. In addition, the patient had some confusion limiting his ability to recall pertinent medical history other than several years ago he was treated for a fungal brain infection. He denied any fevers, weight changes, abdominal pain, or […]
Abstract Number: 837
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 24-years-old man with no prior comorbidity presented to the hospital with a 2 months history of progressive, left sided headaches. He also developed diplopia 1 week prior when his family also noticed the deviated left eye. Upon arrival his temperature was 36.5 Celsius degree, blood pressure 142/90, respiratory rate 18 and heart […]
Abstract Number: 1127
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old African American woman presented to her local hospital with a 3-week history of headache and diplopia without an inciting event. At that time, she was treated symptomatically and discharged. After persistent symptoms and new onset imbalance, neck stiffness, vomiting, and blurry vision, she reported to a second hospital. Her past medical […]