Meeting
Abstract Number: 593
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old woman with history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented to ER with 3-day worsening abdominal pain that she was experiencing for about 4 months. Pain was sharp, mainly in periumbilical region and lower abdomen, associated with several episodes of vomiting, non-bloody diarrhea for two days, weakness and myalgia. On examination, she […]
Abstract Number: 657
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Case presentation:A 56 year-old caucasian man with no significant past medical history presented to our center with acute left upper quadrant abdominal pain. CT angiography of the thorax was performed to rule-out pulmonary embolism which showed thickening and enhancement of the splenic and hepatic arteries without aneurysmal dilatation. To evaluate this further, a […]
Abstract Number: 662
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old female presented to the hospital with worsening pain and weakness in her left lower extremity. The patient reported non-healing ulcerations along her left leg and foot for the past month that she initially attributed to a bug bite while in the woods. She originally presented to an outside hospital and was […]
Abstract Number: 663
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 76-year-old male with a recent diagnosis of low-grade MDS presented to the hospital with complaints of severe fatigue, anorexia, abdominal pain and a 60 pound weight loss over six months. He also had a history of right foot drop 2 months prior with unclear etiology. He was subsequently hospitalized 1 month before presenting […]