Meeting
Abstract Number: 587
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 60-year-old woman with a twelve-year history of presumed gastroparesis of unclear etiology, was admitted for worsening chronic abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting with unintentional weight loss of over 80 pounds over a year. Evaluation included normal laboratory findings and abdominal imaging. Upper endoscopy showed mild mucosal erythema with normal biopsies of the stomach. […]
Abstract Number: 617
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old man presented with confusion, vomiting, and weakness. En route to hospital he received dextrose for a glucose of 40. Admitted to the ICU for severe metabolic acidosis. Past medical history included type 2 diabetes, depression and PTSD. Aside from tachycardia, smell of alcohol, and bilateral hand tremor, initial physical exam was […]
Abstract Number: 713
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This is a case of a 53 year old female with past medical history of hypertension, anxiety and gastric bypass surgery in 2001. She presented to the hospital acutely ill, complaining of inability to ambulate along with leg weakness that had started two years ago and was associated with progressive numbness and tingling. […]