Meeting
Abstract Number: 999
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Use of synthetic illicit drugs, including marijuana, is on the rise. Commonly these drugs are laced with additives, many of which can have severe hematologic effects, to enhance the drugs’ euphoric effects. Here we describe a case of spontaneous hemorrhage after ingestion of marijuana laced with brodifacoum. A 25-year-old male presented with bilateral […]
Abstract Number: 999
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 81 year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation on Warfarin and bioprosthetic aortic and mitral valves presented with dark urine and shortness of breath. He described progressive shortness of breath and reduced exercise tolerance, unable to walk upstairs to his apartment. His urine had become “the color of eggplant”. On exam, he […]