Meeting
Abstract Number: 569
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old woman presented with left hemiparesis following elective hip replacement. Past medical history noted essential hypertension currently untreated and bilateral hip dysplasia corrected as a child. She took ibuprofen and hydrocodone-acetaminophen for pain. She was adopted at age two. She smoked a half pack of cigarettes daily. Right total hip arthroplasty was […]
Abstract Number: 717
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 39 y/o female with no significant past medical history and long term use of phentermine for weight loss presented to our hospital with complaints of transient right sided weakness and right sided facial droop lasting 30 min. At time of presentation, her symptoms had resolved completely and review of systems and physical […]
Abstract Number: 776
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 37-year-old female with a past medical history of cerebral palsy and iron deficiency anemia due to heavy menstrual periods who presented with right-sided leg weakness for a few hours. Upon the patient’s arrival to the emergency room a stroke code was called. A CT scan of the […]
Abstract Number: 811
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Dolichoectasia is a rare disorder of the cerebral arteries known to causes tortuosity, elongation, and dilation of the affected vessel. Most commonly involved vessels are those of the vertebrobasilar circulation, with an elevated risk of ischemic infarct. Here we have a case of such a rare presentation of ischemic stroke in the setting […]