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Abstract Number: 772
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 42-year-old man was diagnosed with AIDS after presenting to his PCP for subacute subjective fevers, unintended weight loss, headache, and generalized malaise. He was referred to infectious diseases and was started on Biktarvy for ART as well as Bactrim and Zithromax for prophylaxis for a CD4 count of 18 cells/mm3 and HIV […]
Abstract Number: 774
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 23-year-old male was transferred to a tertiary medical center for abnormal CT head imaging after presenting with 1 week of left-sided headache. He reported that his headache was waking him from sleep and was associated with morning vomiting. He denied fevers, chills, cough, or weight loss. His neurological exam was unremarkable, as […]
Abstract Number: 789
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old African woman presented to the emergency department with three days of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. She had recently returned from a ten-month trip through rural Ethiopia where she consumed unpasteurized milk and well water with exposure to goats, cats, and livestock. Her medical history was otherwise unremarkable. On exam, she […]
Abstract Number: 828
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old healthy Hispanic male presented to the hospital for evaluation of fever and sore throat for 4 weeks. He had no significant past medical history and he was not on any medications. His vital signs were within normal limits. Physical exam revealed icterus and no hepatosplenomegaly. The remainder of the physical exam […]
Abstract Number: 836
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 64 year old female with a pmh of Klinefelter’s syndrome (XXY) s/p gender reassignment surgery, hypothyroidism, asthma, obesity, hyperlipidemia and diverticulosis presented with 6 days of worsening lower abdominal pain and discomfort with diarrhea, mucus and bloody stools along with low-grade fevers, nausea, fatigue, weakness and lower abdominal cramping exacerbated by bowel […]
Abstract Number: 854
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 79 year old man with a history of prostate cancer s/p transurethral resection of the prostate complicated by urethral stricture, urinary retention, and incontinence, congenital unilateral kidney, recurrent deep vein thromboses (DVT) not on anticoagulation, and bilateral knee replacements presented with swelling and redness of his right leg following a 6-hour drive […]
Abstract Number: 858
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 69 year-old man with a history of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder status-post cystoprostatectomy with ileal conduit presented with fatigue, tachycardia, night sweats, and foul-smelling urine. At an outside hospital, he had recently been diagnosed with a new 11cm right renal mass with apparent diaphragmatic invasion. On exam, he was a pale, […]
Abstract Number: 872
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old male with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with gangrene of his left foot. The foot was erythematous with pustular eruptions. His symptoms included fevers, chills, and the inability to move his fourth and fifth digits. He was afebrile, with a leukocytosis of 19.6, erythrocyte sedimentation rate […]
Abstract Number: 907
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old male with a history of HIV, well-controlled on HAART, presented with persistent hematochezia, rectal pain, and constipation for a month. His history was notable for unprotected anal receptive intercourse. Patient was reportedly seen at multiple other hospitals and received empiric treatments for gonorrhea, chlamydia & syphilis without relief. He was compliant […]
Abstract Number: 988
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 55-year old female with cirrhosis secondary to chronic hepatitis B infection non-adherent with Entecavir therapy presented with altered mental status, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and emesis. Vital signs revealed hypotension, tachycardia, and tachypnea. Exam revealed somnolence and significant abdominal distension without guarding, rebound, or rigidity. Laboratory evaluation was remarkable for a leukocytosis to […]