Meeting
Abstract Number: 349
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Choroidal melanoma, the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults, is a dangerous cancer which can lead to blindness. Diagnosed at an average age of 65 & lacking identifiable environmental or genetic factors, melanoma of the eye can affect anyone. Commonly found on routine ophthalmological screening, patients are sent to quaternary hospitals for further […]
Abstract Number: 349
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 25‐year‐old woman presented with 3 weeks of right upper quadrant abdominal pain. She described the pain as a “fullness” or “pulling” sensation. Over the past few days the pain had increased in intensity and became stabbing. She denied nausea, diarrhea, chest pain, dyspnea, or fever. The pain was not associated with food […]