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Abstract Number: 441
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 34-year-old female with history of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and gastroparesis status post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery, was admitted for intractable nausea and vomiting. CT scan of abdomen and pelvis showed large stool burden. Conservative treatment was implemented. During her hospital course, she developed symptomatic hypoglycemia (blood glucose <40mg/dL), that recurred despite […]
Abstract Number: 489
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male with roux-en-y gastric bypass fourteen years ago with complications and multiple adhesions, hiatal hernia associated with nausea and vomiting, and subsequent small bowel resection last year, started to experience cognitive changes and short-term memory loss. He has also experienced problems with balance, generalized weakness, and unintentional 60-pound weight loss. His […]
Abstract Number: 507
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old female with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and morbid obesity with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in 2009 presented to the hospital with abdominal pain and was found to have choledocolithiasis and acute cholecystitis. She was admitted to the surgery service and underwent ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Her post-op course was complicated by […]
Abstract Number: 511
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old female with history of Roux-en-y bypass, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department following a mechanical fall. She was found to have a right femoral neck fracture and was admitted for surgical repair. There were no apparent intraoperative complications. Upon arrival to the general care floor shortly […]
Abstract Number: 558
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 44 year old woman with a history of Roux-En-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), hypothyroidism, and morbid obesity, presented with one day of confusion and somnolence. In the emergency department, she was unresponsive to voice with an initial Glasgow Coma Score of 9. Her temperature was 94 F, pulse 94 beats per minute, blood […]
Abstract Number: 713
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This is a case of a 53 year old female with past medical history of hypertension, anxiety and gastric bypass surgery in 2001. She presented to the hospital acutely ill, complaining of inability to ambulate along with leg weakness that had started two years ago and was associated with progressive numbness and tingling. […]
Abstract Number: 760
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old male with a history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery 12 years prior presented to the ED after labs showed a new pancytopenia from eight months prior. He reported fatigue but denied fevers, weight loss, dyspnea, bleeding, or recent infections. Medical history was notable for myocarditis 20 years ago and cholecystectomy 1 […]
Abstract Number: 1140
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 44 year-old woman presented with light-headedness and numbness and tingling in her hands and feet. Her past medical history included gastric reflux with hiatal hernia and Roux-en-Y bypass with hernia repair 11 weeks prior to admission, complicated by a post-operative esophageal stricture. She reported difficulty maintaining oral intake for the three weeks […]