Meeting
Abstract Number: 728
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis presented with abdominal fullness. She had undergone tracheal tube intubation, mechanical ventilation and percutaneous gastrostomy 4 years previously because of difficulty in respiration and ingestion. Upon physical examination, her abdomen was distended with board-like rigidity and her legs were cyanotic. Her blood pressure was 96/71 mm […]
Abstract Number: 782
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 77 y/o male with a past medical history of metastatic renal cell carcinoma to lungs, hypertension, and chronic renal disease presented to the hospital for an elective CT-guided needle biopsy of a left upper lobe lung nodule. Post biopsy he developed an acute onset of right-sided weakness, difficulty speaking, and altered mental […]
Abstract Number: 904
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 64 year-old female with a past medical history of GI hemorrhage, and alcohol abuse, was brought to the emergency room for unresponsiveness. Prior to arrival, she underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), under sedation with propofol, for the evaluation of GI hemorrhage, with dilatation of incidentally found esophageal strictures. She did not regain consciousness following […]