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Abstract Number: 1051
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old African-American female with a history of multiple sclerosis complicated by paraplegia, neurogenic bladder, and seizures presented to the hospital with a syncopal episode and was found to have a hemoglobin of 2.9 (12.0 to 16.0 gm/dL) with red blood cell count RBC 0.96 (4.00 – 5.20×10^6/uL), lactate dehydrogenase 639 (
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: 1235
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 37-year old male with PMH of HIV on HAART presented with episodes of seizure, syncope and altered mental status. Vital signs and physical examination were unremarkable. Laboratory results revealed sodium level 113, serum osmolarity 243, urine osmolarity 429 and urine sodium 113. Lab findings along with patient appearing euvolemic on exam suggested […]
Abstract Number: 1242
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old female with a history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) controlled by Adderall (10 mg QAM and 20 mg QHS), two miscarriages, and depression controlled by Bupropion and Fluoxetine, presented to the hospital with complaints of crampy abdominal pain followed by bloody diarrhea. On further history, she reported a fever of […]
Abstract Number: 1249
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 69 year old male presented with one week history of worsening delusional behavior and encephalopathy. His medical history included hepatitis C (in remission), hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polysubstance abuse (cocaine, alcohol). Initial CT head revealed a hypodensity involving right temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes suggestive of acute infarction. Subsequent MRI brain revealed T2 […]