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Abstract Number: 958
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old male with a history of hypertension and bipolar disorder presented with abdominal and groin pain, and unintentional 40lb weight loss over the past 4 months. Furthermore he reported fevers, chills, hematuria, and dysuria. On physical exam he had right upper quadrant abdominal tenderness, bilateral hard and immobile inguinal lymph nodes, and […]
Abstract Number: 1142
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old woman with no past medical history presented with right upper quadrant pain, jaundice, and pruritus after undergoing a liver biopsy at an outside hospital. At the outside hospital, she had these same symptoms with hyperbilirubinemia and transaminitis. HIDA scan was negative. The liver biopsy showed marked portal and pan-lobular inflammatory infiltration […]
Abstract Number: 1170
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 13 year old female with a 3-year history of celiac disease who presented to an outside facility with three days of fever, myalgias and RUQ pain. She had no stool changes, nausea or vomiting. Initial lab work was notable for a lipase of 1100, bilirubin of 4.9, AST of […]
Abstract Number: 1197
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 17-year-old female with no past medical history was admitted to a tertiary care children’s hospital with acute onset of abdominal pain, nausea, emesis, oral ulcers, and vaginal rash. She was sexually active with the last unprotected encounter nine days prior to presentation. She endorsed dysuria but denied vaginal discharge. The patient was […]
Abstract Number: 1210
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause for liver cirrhosis and one of the commonest indications for liver transplantation. The introduction of direct acting antiviral (DAA) medications have revolutionized the treatment for HCV. Prior to 2014, the treatment for HCV consisted of interferon and ribavirin which yielded a sustained virologic response (SVR) of […]