Meeting
Abstract Number: 471
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 84-year-old male with past medical history of Hypertension, lacunar thalamic infarct presented for evaluation of dizziness which started 30 minutes prior to ED arrival. His vitals were remarkable for elevated blood pressure 172/97. He was noted to be ataxic, otherwise, no neurological deficits noted on initial physical exam. His labs were remarkable for […]
Abstract Number: 548
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 64 year-old male with a past medical history significant for COPD presented with fever, abdominal pain and rash. Patient endorsed fever and chills for 2 weeks prior to inpatient hospitalization. Patient subsequently noted intermittent generalized abdominal pain associated with hematochezia. Patient noted onset of bilateral lower extremity rash the day of hospital […]
Abstract Number: 564
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension presented with a sudden onset of slurred speech, right gaze preference, and left-sided body weakness while at a hair salon. In the Emergency Department, she was afebrile, blood pressure 110/70 mmHg, and heart rate 105 beats per minute. CT head without contrast revealed […]
Abstract Number: 634
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old female with infrequent medical follow-up and a past medical history of chronic back pain presented to the ED with right-sided weakness and slurred speech. On the day of presentation she woke up at 11AM with right hand numbness, followed by the onset of right-sided weakness at 1PM, and slurred speech that […]