Meeting
Abstract Number: 558
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 44 year old woman with a history of Roux-En-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), hypothyroidism, and morbid obesity, presented with one day of confusion and somnolence. In the emergency department, she was unresponsive to voice with an initial Glasgow Coma Score of 9. Her temperature was 94 F, pulse 94 beats per minute, blood […]
Abstract Number: 652
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 74-year-old male with history of NASH cirrhosis with Grade I esophageal variceal bleeding history, SDH s/p burr hole drainage with course complicated by seizures on Keppra and Vimpat, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease status post 1 drug eluting stent who presented with worsening confusion, fatigue and difficulty walking x 3-4 […]
Abstract Number: 1097
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 82-year-old woman with a history of bladder diverticulum, neurogenic bladder, and atrial fibrillation was admitted to the intensive care unit because of an altered mental status. For 10 years, she had experienced recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) following total hysterectomy. She had no history of alcohol abuse or liver disease. On examination, […]