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Search Results for Obstruction
Abstract Number: 557
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old female with PMH of iron deficiency anemia, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and hernia repair had received iron transfusions as well as blood transfusion. Despite which, her hemoglobin remained low, 7.3gm/dl. She was fatigued, but denied abdominal pain, black stool, vomiting blood, fevers or chills. She had an upper endoscopy that was unremarkable as […]
Abstract Number: 598
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 47-year-old male veteran presented with one-month history of intermittent left-sided abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation and melena. Abdominal X-ray revealed small bowel obstruction. CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast revealed multifocal masses involving proximal to mid-small bowel with small bowel obstruction secondary to the mass at the level of jejunal and […]
Abstract Number: 629
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This is a 49 year old female, with no significant medical history, who started having intermittent fevers, night sweats, and fatigue 11 months prior. She reported a temperature of 100.4°F with cough and rhinorrhea, diagnosed as bronchitis with an elevated CRP of 40 mg/L. She reported some improvement with azithromycin but continued to […]
Abstract Number: 770
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old man previously healthy except sleep apnea syndrome presented with low grade fever and feeling of residual urine, but he returned home because of no evidences of urinary tract infection and incontinence. On the next day, he returned to ER with abdominal bloating and admitted, because abdominal CT showed paralytic ileus without […]
Abstract Number: 833
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 79 yo. female with PMH of A. Fib on Warfarin, HFpEF, Hypertension,PVD, CKD-III who presented to the hospital with generalized weakness and recent falls. Reported gradual decline over about 1 month before admission. She reported that symptoms started with “stomach flu” about 4 days prior with chills, nausea, and abdominal pain. She complained […]
Abstract Number: 867
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 5-week history of epigastric pain, nausea, constipation and weight loss. Past medical history was significant for combined liver and kidney transplant 3 years prior due to hepatitis C cirrhosis and hepatorenal syndrome. Chronic immunosuppression consisted of mycophenolate mofetil, tacrolimus and prednisone. Laboratory studies […]
Abstract Number: 968
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old female presented with a month history of cramping abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting that started after an episode of diarrheal illness associated to ingestion of mangoes. Her symptoms were worse with food intake and consequently, she reported a 25-pound weight loss. Her PCP had performed a urea breath test and an […]
Abstract Number: 1027
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 78 year old female with history of gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, hypothyroidism, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease stage 3 was admitted to our tertiary care hospital with complaints of chest pain, bloating, nausea, and feeling of food getting stuck in the epigastric region. She had a longstanding history of gastritis and epigastric […]