Background: Communication, availability and timeliness of evaluation (all skills of Hospitalists) are key drivers for a successful co-management service. Our Hospital Medicine Group created a Urology Hospitalist co-management program in July of 2016. We designated a core group of highly specialized urologic hospitalists (UHOS) to work closely with the urologic surgeons to coordinate and improve […]

Case Presentation: A 62‐year‐old male mechanic presented with a 3‐month history of worsening right hand numbness and weakness with difficulty operating machinery at work. He reported anorexia, unintentional weight loss of about 20 pounds over 3 months, and mild chronic cough with no fever, night sweats, hemoptysis, or dyspnea. He denied neck pain, headaches, or […]

Introduction: Onset or recurrence of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) has been reported in females taking clomiphene citrate for infertility in association with hyper‐stimulation syndrome or with birth control, chronic pain, multiple myeloma, premenstrual syndrome, or high blood pressure. We report a case of a young man with no risk factors other than clomiphene presenting with […]

Case Presentation: A 75yo male presented with a few altered mental status. He had been in a rehabilitation facility working on physical therapy with family when he suddenly closed his eyes and became non-responsive. One month ago, the patient had had a fall from a ladder causing a subdural hemorrhage and uncal herniation that required […]

Case Presentation: A 21 year old Spanish-speaking male immigrant from Guatemala with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) with nausea, vomiting, neck pain, and vertigo. He was noted to have bilateral horizontal nystagmus on exam. A CT scan of the head was normal, and lumbar puncture (LP) with cerebrospinal fluid […]

Case Presentation: A 38-year-old Hispanic female with chronic constipation, anemia and numerous transfusions secondary to uterine bleeding presented to the emergency department with a two-week history of worsening bilateral lower extremity ascending numbness and weakness extending to her abdomen causing her difficulty with walking. She reported blurry vision, headaches, difficulty breathing, and 24 hours of […]

Case Presentation: To our knowledge, no prior case of simultaneous hydralazine induced lupus (HIL) with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH), and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APLA) is reported. We report this case due to extreme complexity as prompt diagnosis and appropriate management are crucial to survival.A 68- year- old female with a history of cirrhosis and hypertension […]