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Abstract Number: 177
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Gabapentinoids (gabapentin and pregabalin) are commonly prescribed medications typically used to treat neuropathic pain. They are often prescribed off label with varying degrees of evidence to treat a variety of other conditions such as non-neuropathic pain, post-operative pain, and alcohol use disorder. Due to emerging evidence, in 2019 the FDA put out a warning […]
Abstract Number: 425
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 64 year old male presented with a three day history of fever, hand soreness and rash. On the day of presentation, he had just returned from the Caribbean, however denied any history of ill contacts, recent hiking or contact with large bodies of water. There were no known allergies, recent changes in […]
Abstract Number: 443
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 65 year old male with a history of diabetes mellitus type II complicated by neuropathy presented with profound facial and oropharyngeal edema after ingesting his usual medications. He was hemodynamically stable and without urticaria on exam. The patient could not speak and his airway was deemed compromised, so he underwent urgent nasopharyngeal […]
Abstract Number: 476
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A generally healthy 36 year old female began experiencing stiffness in her lower back with persistent aching pain. The discomfort progressively worsened over several weeks prompting multiple emergency room visits. She began to complain of severe leg spasm at the time of her admission to the hospital. Her CPK level was markedly elevated […]
Abstract Number: 531
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This is a 68 year old female with a past medical history of atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism, osteoarthritis and right hip replacement who came into Mountainside Medical Center initially for sepsis secondary to a urinary tract infection. Once in the hospital the patient incidentally mentioned having a six month history of bilateral lower extremity […]
Abstract Number: 758
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 42 year old gentleman with past medical history of anxiety and depression presented with acute psychosis, hypertensive urgency, tachycardia and worsening agitation ultimately needing sedation and intubation. He was found to be oliguric with an elevated creatinine of 6.69 with a baseline normal kidney function. After failing a diuretic challenge, the patient […]