Meeting
Abstract Number: 1007
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Case 1: A 56 year old female with history of metastatic adenocarcinoma of lung on cycle 1 day 8 of carboplatin/permetrexed/pembrolizumab therapy presented with fever, headache and altered mental status. She was diagnosed with Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia and was treated with antibiotics. She presented with potassium levels of 3.4 mmol/l […]
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: 1137
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is a rare chronic autoimmune condition characterized by progressive muscle rigidity, postural instability, axial and limb stiffness, anxiety, phobias, and intermittent painful muscle spasms. The prevalence is estimated at 1-2 cases per million. Affected persons are aged 20-50 years with a female predominance. Its pathophysiology involves antibodies against the […]
Abstract Number: 1219
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old woman with hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis presented with generalized fatigue and decline in her functional status over 6 months. Her symptoms progressed in the month preceding admission to nausea, vomiting, right upper quadrant pain, and intolerance to solids and liquids for several days. An outpatient abdominal ultrasound revealed only hepatic steatosis. […]