Meeting
Abstract Number: 741
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 71-year-old African American female with history of chronic right ear infection/mastoiditis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, stroke with residual expressive aphasia, diabetes mellitus type II and atrial fibrillation, presented to the ED for diplopia and pain to the right face. Initially the diagnosis of giant-cell arteritis was entertained and temporal artery biopsy showed no evidence of […]
Abstract Number: 823
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 54 year-old African American female with a past medical history of hypertension and sickle cell anemia presented with acute onset of headache, blurry vision and confusion with multiple falls over ten days. On presentation, her vitals were within normal limits. She was lethargic and only able to answer simple questions. Physical examination […]