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Abstract Number: 1025
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This is the case of a 55-year-old female with history of asthma who presented with chief complaint of abdominal pain. The patient endorsed an 8-month history of intermittent stomach discomfort that acutely worsened to severe RUQ pain, nausea, and diarrhea. Social history was notable for recent travel to China and herbal supplement use. Patient’s outpatient […]
Abstract Number: 1043
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare multisystemic disease of uncertain etiology that can have a dramatic presentation with spontaneous pneumothorax. We describe the management of a case of LAM in a healthy individual in the setting of a community hospital.A 44-year-old female with a history of smoking and vaping presented with acute onset shortness […]
Abstract Number: 1063
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 82-year-old male was admitted for generalized weakness lasting several weeks. Past medical history consisted of dilated cardiomyopathy status-post AICD, remote history of large B-cell lymphoma, chronic headache and dizziness for years with worsening over the last several months. Patient’s presentation was notable for low grade fever and hypotension. Physical exam showed a […]
Abstract Number: 1079
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old female with a known history of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis presents with a non-healing ulcer on her right ankle. She received local wound care and antibiotics for three months prior to this admission. She also complained of increasing pain and stiffness in the small joints of hands and feet as well as […]
Abstract Number: 1084
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old female with history notable for Crohn´s disease in remission presents with dysphagia associated with an unintentional 16kg weight loss over six weeks. Review of symptoms is notable for chronic diarrhea which stopped 3 days prior to admission and acute dysuria and polyuria. She is afebrile and hemodynamically stable. Initial laboratory studies […]
Abstract Number: 1091
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old male with no significant medical history presented with a 3-day history of peri-umbilical pain localized to the right iliac fossa. Pain was sharp in nature, constant and aggravated by movement. No bowel or urinary symptoms and no previous abdominal surgeries. No history of inflammatory bowel disease or sarcoidosis. Upon admission, had […]
Abstract Number: 1132
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old woman presented with acute bilateral hearing loss and pedal weakness and numbness. Vital signs were within normal limits. Physical exam was significant for 0/5 strength of dorsiflexion bilaterally and reduced touch sensation over the dorsal aspect of both feet; hearing was diminished, right greater than left. Initial labs were unremarkable. CT […]
Abstract Number: 1154
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man with asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, and fifty-pound weight loss in the past seven months, was admitted to the hospital for left parietal and right occipital stroke. Asthma was diagnosed in childhood and was well-controlled without recent exacerbation. Patient had focal right hand weakness of 4/5 strength, petechiae on the left lateral […]
Abstract Number: 1209
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) is an idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia. The exact incidence, prevalence and pathogenesis are unknown. This retrospective study aims to reveal the prevalence of COP in hospitalized population and to investigate the odds ratio (OR) of COP in connective tissue disease (CTD) of interest including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus […]
Abstract Number: 1220
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 55 year-old man with a history of MSSA Bacteremia, Type II Diabetes, and Hypertension was admitted with pseudomonas bacteremia. Physical exam was notable for a cushingoid appearance. Laboratory studies were remarkable for hypernatremia, hyperkalemia and metabolic alkalosis. Serum morning cortisol was 162 mcg/dL and serum morning ACTH was 297 pg/mL (normal 7-63 […]