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Abstract Number: 506
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old man with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1c = 18.1%) presented with one month of worsening pleuritic chest pain, productive cough and 10-pound weight loss. He denied any gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including diarrhea or abdominal pain. He worked as a clinical nursing assistant. Patient denied any recent international travel, animal […]
Abstract Number: 810
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old gentleman status- post craniotomy for meningioma resection 3 weeks ago was brought to the ER with complaints of 1 episode of fever (101 F) associated with weakness, decreased appetite and a decline in functional capacity. Blood cultures were obtained, a CT brain was ordered which ruled out acute pathology and the […]
Abstract Number: 865
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 31-year-old female with diabetes mellitus, history of IV drug use on methadone, and untreated HCV infection presented with shortness of breath for one week. She developed a cough productive of green sputum with associated shortness of breath, subjective fevers, chills, pleuritic chest pain, nausea, and vomiting. One day prior to symptoms starting, […]
Abstract Number: 1237
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 35-year-old female with past medical history of mitochondrial disease, asthma, Fanconi syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and GERD presented to the hospital with a four-day history of dyspnea due to Rhinovirus seen on respiratory panel. The patient was managed in the intensive care unit for non-invasive ventilation support, and received solumedrol, albuterol, ipratropium, and azithromycin. […]