Meeting
Abstract Number: 238
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: The use of imaging is highly prevalent in hospitalized patients with about two images performed on every hospitalized patient (Levin et al). While imaging is utilized for specific indications, incidental findings are common with 45.0% of chest CTs resulting in incidentalomas (O’Sullivan et al). Lack of appropriate follow up to incidental findings (IFs) leads […]
Abstract Number: 724
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old male with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, incidental left adrenal adenoma (3 cm), and resistant hypertension presented to the hospital with diffuse weakness, refractory hypokalemia, and hyperglycemia. Evaluation of his adrenal adenoma about a year prior had shown low serum aldosterone levels (in the setting of lisinopril use) and […]