Meeting
Abstract Number: 917
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Hyperkalemia is common in patients with hematological malignancies due to tumor lysis syndrome (TLS). Hyperkalemia can be further complicated by presence of pseudo-hyperkalemia in these patients. Accurate potassium measurement is critical as over-correction in the setting of hyperkalemia can lead to iatrogenic hypokalemia. A 38-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department for fatigue, […]
Abstract Number: 1162
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Our patient is an 88-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. Her medical comorbidities included hypertension, diabetes, CAD, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism and a history of cerebrovascular accident without any residual deficits. Her prescription regimen included amlodipine, furosemide, isosorbide mononitrate, levothyroxine, metformin, omeprazole and […]