Meeting
Abstract Number: 594
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 65 year old male with no significant medical history presented to an outside facility complaining of fatigue, weakness, nausea and vomiting. He had moderate alcohol history and significant weight loss over the past 6 months. Initial lab workup was notable for elevated liver transaminases with a hepatocellular pattern, Maddrey score of 53.6 […]
Abstract Number: 652
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old woman presented with two weeks of progressively worsening abdominal pain and distention. The abdominal pain was accompanied by yellowing of her eyes and periods of confusion. She reported consuming 4 shots of vodka daily for greater than 10 years. Vital signs were normal. The patient was grossly jaundiced and exhibited scleral […]
Abstract Number: 1159
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 53-year-old man with history of alcohol abuse, cirrhosis (with preserved liver function) presented with complaints of bilateral hand tremors and hallucinations for one day. He was unable to provide history due to confusion. Computed tomography scan of the brain revealed microvascular ischemic changes and an old lacunar infarct. Patient was delirious and actively […]