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: 975
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43 year old female with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department after developing subjective fevers, myalgias, arthralgias, and malaise one week after a hiking trip in northern Minnesota. She had a fever of 39.2℃ and splenomegaly with no rash. Pertinent labs showed a hemoglobin of 12.1 g/dL (11.6-15.0 […]
Abstract Number: 1058
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old male presented to the ER with right-sided facial droop for 2 days. He had a recent history of multiple insect bites and had noticed a bull’s eye rash about 4 weeks back. He did not have any GI or GU symptoms. No history of recent surgery or trauma. His diet was […]
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. […]