Meeting
Abstract Number: 543
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man with a history intravenous heroin use disorder and chronic homelessness was readmitted for worsening right lower extremity pain secondary to recently diagnosed unprovoked bilateral deep vein thrombosis (DVT). He reported substernal chest pain without radiation and dyspnea but denied fevers, chills, weight loss or recent heroin use. His temperature was […]
Abstract Number: 1149
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old man with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma diagnosed three months ago and not yet on therapy presented to the emergency room with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain for one day. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis showed splenic infarcts, bilateral renal infarcts, and increased size of hepatic metastases. On the […]