Meeting
Abstract Number: 551
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old male with WHO Group I/III pulmonary hypertension (PH), Gold Stage III COPD, and right ventricular failure presented with several weeks of gradually worsening dyspnea. One month prior, he was hospitalized for an acute exacerbation of PH and was discharged on an increased dose of ambrisentan after excluding intra-atrial shunting. On the [...]
Abstract Number: 829
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old woman with a history of ER-/PR-/Her2+ breast cancer previously in remission, recently diagnosed with recurrent metastatic breast cancer pathologically and on imaging, presented to the hospital with multiple days of dyspnea and dry cough. Vitals were remarkable for hypoxia and tachycardia. Electrocardiogram showed sinus tachycardia without ischemic changes. Troponin and B-type [...]
Abstract Number: 897
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old previously healthy woman was presented to our hospital with acute low back pain that was not triggered by any trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a lumbar compression fracture, and she was admitted to the orthopedic department. Two days later, she developed orthopnea and hypotension, and therefore the orthopedician consulted with [...]