Background: Hospitalist have not previously had a primary role in the setting of eating disorders beyond stabilization in an acute care setting. Following stabilization, patients in need of further treatment are transferred to an eating disorder facility. While in inpatient or residential care for their eating disorder, patient are monitored by physicians or mid-level providers. […]

Case Presentation: 47-year-old male with past medical history of fibromyalgia, hypertension, and mild asthma presented with shortness of breath during a double red cell donation (DRCD). DRCD is a procedure where two packs of whole blood are taken from a donor, and plasma is separated from them, this plasma is then transfused back to the […]

Case Presentation: Radiation associated cardiac disease (RACD) is an important adverse effect which may not present until years to decades following therapy. Presentations include arrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and valvular pathologies, as seen in this presentation. A 50-year-old female with past medical history of breast cancer treated with chemo-radiation eight years prior presented […]

Case Presentation: 63y old female with history of CHF, HTN, and hypothyroidism presented from primary care physician’s office for lab abnormalities. Review of systems was positive for decreased urine output, fatigue, and sinus congestion. Vitals were within normal limits and physical exam was non-contributary. Lab workup was significant for hypokalemia (2.9) and elevated Cr (4.0). […]

Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male presented to the hospital with several days of fatigue and shortness of breath. His vitals were initially stable, and labs showed a hemoglobin of 4.2 (normal 13.5—17.5), white blood cell count WBC 20.1 (4.5—11.0), and platelet count 43 (160—420), BNP 617 (0—900 pg/ml). He received one unit of packed red […]

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 62-year-old Caucasian female with angioedema suspected to be secondary to Olmesartan use, which was relieved with tranexamic acid. Of note, this was the third time she had presented to the hospital with angioedema symptoms within in the past 6 months. Before this period, she states she had […]

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old African-American male with past medical history of hypertension, asthma and obesity, presented to the emergency room with acute onset, constant, severe lower abdominal pain of two days duration which was throbbing and aching in quality without any radiation. He also endorsed nausea & loose stools. Of note, his hypertension was newly […]

Case Presentation: A 53-year-old woman with a history of irritable bowel syndrome-diarrhea (IBS-D), chronic pain syndrome and years of nonspecific symptoms including chronic diarrhea and neuropathy, presented with bilateral lower extremity edema. Multiple outpatient visits and studies demonstrated nonspecific autoimmune condition with questionable monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) as well as a presumed diagnosis […]