Meeting
Abstract Number: 553
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 20 year-old, asymptomatic Caucasian man presented to the Emergency Department while vacationing in New Orleans. His home physician instructed him to self-present to the nearest hospital after receiving the patient’s Holter monitor data, which noted third-degree AV block and heart rate nadir of 21. The patient was wearing a Holter monitor due […]
Abstract Number: 1009
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 34-year-old African American female with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency room complaining of intermittent palpitations associated with dizziness and dyspnea on exertion for six weeks. She had similar symptoms a year prior, which had resulted in a syncopal episode, however work up at that time was insignificant. Three […]
Abstract Number: 1230
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old morbid obese female presented to the hospital with sudden-onset heart palpitations and skin paresthesia a few hours after taking a new medication she was prescribed for weight loss, bupropion/naltrexone 180/16mg once daily. The patient had a history of anxiety, for which she was prescribed citalopram 40 mg once daily. Upon her […]
Abstract Number: 1239
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Cardiac amyloidosis- a multiorgan disease, which carries a grave prognosis due to its rarity and nonspecific presentation. We report a case of systemic AL amyloidosis with predominant cardiac and renal involvement associated with multiple myeloma.• A 60-year-old male presented with progressively worsening anasarca including 3+ pitting edema in all extremities, and 80 lbs. […]