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Abstract Number: 977
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Here-in, we presented a 27-year-old female who initially presented to an outside hospital with complaints of extreme fatigue, fevers, and diffuse myalgia in the setting of cough, shortness of breath and sharp lower abdominal and back pain. Upon thorough questioning, she admitted to using vaporized Cannabidiol oil for the past 3-4 weeks to […]
Abstract Number: 991
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 22-year-old Caucasian male who presented to our Texas hospital with dyspnea. His symptoms started two days prior with fever to 103°F, vomiting, and a cough with white sputum. The patient worked as a bartender and endorsed daily tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) vaper use. Upon admission, he exhibited tachycardia (137 bpm), tachypnea (30 bpm), hypoxemia (O2 […]
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: 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: 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: 1222
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with prostate cancer in remission developed diplopia 2 weeks prior to presentation. Workup at the referring hospital included a normal ophthalmologic exam and an MRI brain with possible mastoiditis and/or otitis media. A course of unknown oral antibiotics was completed. He had no improvement of his diplopia and progressed to […]