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Abstract Number: 488
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with spina bifida was admitted for sepsis secondary to sacral osteomyelitis. She improved with broad-spectrum antibiotics, and her antibiotic regimen was narrowed to Zosyn (piperacillin + tazobactam) to complete a 6-week course. On hospital day 12, discharge was delayed pending insurance approval of an air mattress for home. Three days […]
Abstract Number: 570
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 38-year-old man presented with 8 days of intermittent colicky RUQ pain and jaundice. He denied any OTC or illicit drug use but did report daily alcohol use. On admission HAV, HBV, HCV, and HIV 1 & 2 screening, urine drug screen, and autoimmune workup were negative. Ceruloplasmin, serum copper, serum […]
Abstract Number: 702
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 40 year old previously healthy female was incidentally found to have elevated transaminases on routine lab work. She was sent to our hospital for further evaluation. On admission, she complained of fatigue, right sided abdominal discomfort, and jaundice of a few weeks. She denied taking prescription medications but reported taking a supplement […]
Abstract Number: 981
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old female with adult-onset Still’s disease (AoSD) refractory to methylprednisolone and who had been recently started on anakinra 2 months prior to hospitalization was admitted with 2 weeks of fatigue, nausea, diffuse pruritis, jaundice, and intermittent fevers and rash. Exam was notable for jaundice and salmon-colored rashes on her trunk and back. […]
Abstract Number: 1142
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old woman with no past medical history presented with right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and pruritus after undergoing a liver biopsy at an outside hospital. At the outside hospital, she had these same symptoms with hyperbilirubinemia and transaminitis. HIDA scan was negative. The liver biopsy showed marked portal and pan-lobular inflammatory infiltration […]
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 […]