Meeting
Abstract Number: 533
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old man with no previous medical history presented to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea for one week. Labs were significant for white blood cell (WBC) count 3.4 k/ul with decreased lymphocytes along with mild elevation of transaminases and lipase. He was thought to have viral gastroenteritis and was discharged. […]
Abstract Number: 552
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with a medical history significant for transurethral resection of bladder tumor and lung adenocarcinoma presented with diaphoresis and subjective fever 4 days after undergoing an uncomplicated aortic extension cuff placement for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient was hemodynamically stable. Labs notable for leukocytosis of 18.4X10E9 cells/liter. CT abdomen demonstrated […]
Abstract Number: 728
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 19 year old female with a history of systemic lupus was found at home unresponsive by family and brought to a local ED. At the ED she was hyperthermic to 106F and hypotensive then transferred to Vidant Medical Center fevers and septic shock. Of note she had recently been discharged from Duke […]
Abstract Number: 929
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 45-years-old African American male with a past medical history of seizure disorder, chronic alcohol abuse, and cervical spine injury, presented to hospital after a witnessed tonic-clonic seizure episode that resolved spontaneously. Initial evaluation revealed hypotension (90/57mmHg), tachycardia (145), tachypnea (36), temperature of 39.1 degrees celsius, leukocytosis (24.2×10^3/microliter) with bandemia, and lactate of […]