Meeting
Abstract Number: 506
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old man with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1c = 18.1%) presented with one month of worsening pleuritic chest pain, productive cough and 10-pound weight loss. He denied any gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, including diarrhea or abdominal pain. He worked as a clinical nursing assistant. Patient denied any recent international travel, animal […]
Abstract Number: 701
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 70 year old male with psoriatic arthritis on infliximab, hypertension, and chronic low back pain complained of three weeks of intermittent fevers, headaches and worsening back pain after returning from the Dominican Republic. He reported contact with a box turtle and a non-traumatic bird bite but denied sick contacts. In addition to […]
Abstract Number: 861
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male with limited prior health care utilization with presumed longstanding untreated HTN, otherwise unknown medical history, presented to a rural hospital with lethargy, confusion, acute renal failure of unknown duration. His personal history is significant for being exposed to pigs and chicken. On exam, he had a left lower extremity wound […]
Abstract Number: 1179
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 8-year-old HIV-negative boy presented to a hospital in Malawi in septic shock secondary to typhoid fever with ileocecal perforation. He underwent repair and peritoneal washout without bowel resection. He was treated with ceftriaxone, metronidazole and supportive care. Initial labs were notable for hemoglobin of 10g/dl, platelets of 22/dL, and WBC 2.8/dL. Two […]