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Abstract Number: 989
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old Caucasian man presented to his primary care physician with significant fatigue and night sweats associated with 30-pound weight loss, headaches, and dyspnea on exertion. He reported the onset of symptoms one week after returning from a hunting trip in Georgia where he caught and cleaned wild boar. After this initial outpatient […]
Abstract Number: 993
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old Caucasian male presented for evaluation of worsening lower extremity muscle weakness and associated myalgias. He received a diagnosis of NAM after three months of progressive proximal, symmetric upper and lower extremity weakness with myalgias, and an initial creatinine kinase (CK) of 13,875 IU/L. He had been on Atorvastatin 40 mg for […]
Abstract Number: 1011
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Hemosuccus pancreaticus, a rare cause of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, is defined as bleeding through the pancreatic duct into the ampulla of Vater. Bleeding usually occurs due to a ruptured pseudoaneurysm, and can be fatal, as it can be easily missed. Here we discuss a case that was discovered in time for appropriate intervention. […]
Abstract Number: 1017
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old gentleman presented with right upper quadrant pain, nausea, fever, and chills for one-week duration. Initial workup showed simple hepatic cyst and subsequently was discharged with oral antibiotics. The patient returned a week later for persistent right upper quadrant pain and high-grade fevers. No prior history of jaundice, weight loss, intravenous drug […]
Abstract Number: 1021
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old female presenting with increasing epigastric pain radiating to her back, nausea, and vomiting for five days. Her past medical history is relevant for coronary artery disease and CABG, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, prior tobacco use, and mood disorder. She had visited her primary care doctor the day prior to presentation with […]
Abstract Number: 1027
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 78 year old female with history of gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, hypothyroidism, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease stage 3 was admitted to our tertiary care hospital with complaints of chest pain, bloating, nausea, and feeling of food getting stuck in the epigastric region. She had a longstanding history of gastritis and epigastric […]
Abstract Number: 1046
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old male with a past medical history of non-small cell lung cancer and squamous cell carcinoma of the left tonsil presented with right hip pain for the past couple of months. The pain had been progressively increasing and was associated with swelling around the joint. The patient had a bilateral hip replacement […]
Abstract Number: 1064
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Case 1: 30 year old woman with uncontrolled T1DM, CKD, recurrent VTE, HTN, recurrent C.Diff, developed leg pain, fever and leukocytosis. Imaging, extensive rheumatology work up and biopsy revealed diabetic myonecrosis, also noted MDRO UTI and C diff colitis treated with ertapenem, ceftriaxone and oral vancomycin. Persistent high grade fever and leukocytosis called […]
Abstract Number: 1077
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 62-year-old Caucasian female with angioedema suspected to be secondary to Olmesartan use, which was relieved with tranexamic acid. Of note, this was the third time she had presented to the hospital with angioedema symptoms within in the past 6 months. Before this period, she states she had […]
Abstract Number: 1097
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 82-year-old woman with a history of bladder diverticulum, neurogenic bladder, and atrial fibrillation was admitted to the intensive care unit because of an altered mental status. For 10 years, she had experienced recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) following total hysterectomy. She had no history of alcohol abuse or liver disease. On examination, […]