Meeting
Abstract Number: E46
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 29 year-old man presented with 3 weeks of paresthesias, fatigue, and weight loss. The patient also reported nausea, constipation, urinary urgency, and erectile dysfunction. Physical examination demonstrated decreased temperature perception and sharp-dull discrimination in the bilateral distal lower extremities. Laboratory studies revealed elevated ESR (57 mm/hour), elevated CRP (2.0 mg/dL), and decreased […]
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 […]