Meeting
Abstract Number: 716
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 25-year-old male with a past medical history of von Willebrand disease, thrombocytosis presented to an outside hospital (OSH) with acute onset chest pain. An EKG there showed ST-segment elevation in anterior leads after which he was emergently taken to the cardiac catheterization laboratory. He was found to have an left anterior descending (LAD) [...]
Abstract Number: 1027
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: 59 year-old male with history of hypertension, presented with right arm weakness and slurred speech for 15 minutes. He reported feeling difficulty grabbing items while at the grocery store with his cousin and after starting to slur his words, EMS was called. Upon exam in the emergency department, he regained full strength in [...]
Abstract Number: 1232
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 37 y/o woman with past medical history of Multiple Sclerosis, diagnosed in 2011 was seen in clinic for evaluation of a new rash. Patient reported 1 week history of a reddish-purplish, non tender rash which had a circular, lacy pattern. She noted that the rash was predominantly in her lower extremities. She [...]