Meeting
Abstract Number: 45
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old man presented to the hospital with recurrent falls and generalized weakness over six months. Past medical history was notable for dementia, hypertension, and peripheral polyneuropathy. This was his fifth admission for weakness and falls with elevated CPK concerning for rhabdomyolysis, previously treated with intravenous fluids, physical and occupational therapy, and discharged […]
Abstract Number: 377
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old female with a history of morbid obesity and hypertension presented with three weeks of progressive dyspnea and productive cough. She was previously diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia and completed two five-day courses of azithromycin, without improvement in her symptoms. She denied smoking but reported increased smoke inhalation due to local forest fires. […]