Meeting
Abstract Number: 565
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old male with metastatic prostate cancer status post multiple systemic agents presented with recurrent episodes of epistaxis with associated anemia and fatigue. The patient had a pertinent history of multifactorial CKD stage III. He was diagnosed with a left nasal polyp which required polypectomy. Despite removal of the polyp, the patient continued […]
Abstract Number: 626
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 52 year old African American male with past medical history of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) on aminocaproic acid presents with epistaxis and hematochezia with a hemoglobin of 6.7 g/dL. Patient was diagnosed with HHT in his mid-30s when found to be profoundly anemic with reported hemoglobin of below 3 g/dL during incarceration. […]
Abstract Number: 791
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: We report a case of 24-year-old male with past medical history significant for bicuspid aortic valve, epistaxis who comes to emergency department because of feeling lightheaded, generalized weakness and episode of syncope 2 weeks ago. The patient delayed seeking medical care as he had an exam the next day after he had syncope. […]