Meeting
Abstract Number: 978
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Intracranial subdural hematoma (ISH) is a rare and fatal complication of spinal anesthesia (SA); therefore a high index of suspicion for ISH should be considered when a case of suspected postdural puncture headache (PDPH) does not improve with conservative management. A 36-year-old female presented to the emergency room complaining of worsening headache of […]
Abstract Number: 978
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: S.G. is a 51-year-old woman originally from Ethiopia without past medical history who presented with two weeks of abdominal distention, lower extremity swelling and 10 lbs of weight loss. On presentation, her exam was notable for decreased bibasilar breath sounds with dullness to percussion, no elevation in jugular venous pulse, abdominal distention without […]