Meeting
Abstract Number: 631
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency room with chest pain and shortness of breath. She was febrile to 40 degrees Celsius and tachypneic. Physical exam was notable for bilateral crackles in her lower bases. Her social history indicated former marijuana use and current e-cigarette use (Juule, […]
Abstract Number: 848
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old male with no significant past medical history was admitted with 10 days of persistent fevers, cough, shortness of breath that worsened with exertion, weight loss, nausea, and vomiting. The patient had no history of travel to any TB-endemic areas, was in a monogamous relationship with his wife, denied IVDU, and had […]
Abstract Number: 1045
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Case I:A 45-year-old male with a past medical history of vaping marijuana and nicotine presented with a four-day history of progressive dyspnea associated with cough, fevers, fatigue, weight loss, and diarrhea. He was found to be hypoxic to 72% oxygen saturation with a new 15-liter (L) oxygen requirement and febrile to 38.5 Celsius. […]