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Abstract Number: 1026
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 54 year-old woman with history of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis (with prior placement of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter on apixaban) presents with recurrence of hematemesis and dark stool. This was her third hospitalization with GI bleed requiring transfusion in the last few weeks. Her prior work up included multiple […]
Abstract Number: 1028
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 36-year old male with a history of paraplegia secondary to a motor vehicle accident and long-standing polysubstance abuse presents to the ED for worsening facial wounds that first appeared two years ago. The patient states the most recent lesion on the upper back appeared two months ago and was preceded by cocaine […]
Abstract Number: 1035
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Vaping-induced organ injuries are increasingly seen in the clinical setting, as the use of vaporizers to smoke tobacco and marijuana has risen almost 150% in the past several years [1]. Cardiotoxicity from vaporizer use has not been reported, and thus the incidence of this phenomenon is unknown. Regular assessment of cardiac function may […]
Abstract Number: 1041
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 65 year old man with history of end stage renal disease, ischemic cardiomyopathy, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, diabetes presented with complaints of rash in his bilateral legs for four days. Few days later, he noticed petechial rash involving bilateral ankles and feet that started on the left side and did spread to involve bilateral […]
Abstract Number: 1045
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Case I:A 45-year-old male with a past medical history of vaping marijuana and nicotine presented with a four-day history of progressive dyspnea associated with cough, fevers, fatigue, weight loss, and diarrhea. He was found to be hypoxic to 72% oxygen saturation with a new 15-liter (L) oxygen requirement and febrile to 38.5 Celsius. […]
Abstract Number: 1051
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old African-American female with a history of multiple sclerosis complicated by paraplegia, neurogenic bladder, and seizures presented to the hospital with a syncopal episode and was found to have a hemoglobin of 2.9 (12.0 to 16.0 gm/dL) with red blood cell count RBC 0.96 (4.00 – 5.20×10^6/uL), lactate dehydrogenase 639 (
Abstract Number: 1072
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 62 year old female with a history of vitiligo, remote bilateral silicone breast implantation, and latent tuberculosis presented with 3 months of B-symptoms, weight loss, and polyarthalgias attributed to a new diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Physical exam was significant for diffuse tender lymphadenopathy most notably at the supraclavicular nodes and a fixed […]
Abstract Number: 1074
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old woman with history of childhood asthma presented with 1 week of fever, dry cough and chest discomfort. She also had non-bloody diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. On review, she admitted vaping THC and CBD products for the past 9 months. She was afebrile with HR 115 bpm, BP 130/61 mmHg, RR 18/min […]
Abstract Number: 1079
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old female with a known history of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis presents with a non-healing ulcer on her right ankle. She received local wound care and antibiotics for three months prior to this admission. She also complained of increasing pain and stiffness in the small joints of hands and feet as well as […]
Abstract Number: 1108
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old woman with a history of diabetes, hypertension, and sleep apnea presented to the hospital with acute onset shortness of breath. Several months prior, she had undergone dental extraction that was complicated by poor wound healing. Unusually, the surgeon noted pus from the site of extraction but when further analyzed, it was […]