Meeting
Abstract Number: 280
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Anywhere from 20-50% of all hospitalized adult patients are impacted by malnourishment on admission. Although malnutrition has a worldwide impact on patient outcomes, it is frequently under documented. This proves detrimental to patient outcomes as the average length of stay is 1.5 times greater than those not affected by malnutrition. This is further exemplified […]
Abstract Number: 280
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 50‐year‐old woman with recurrent cocaine abuse and chronic hepatitis C presented to the hospital with a 3‐day history of rapidly expanding purpuric lesions on her bilateral cheeks, ears, and right thigh. She denied fevers, chills, sick contacts, or new medications. She endorsed intranasal cocaine use 3 days prior to admission with associated […]