Session Type
Meeting
Search Results for Prostate Cancer
Abstract Number: 112
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and second leading cause of cancer death among men in the US. Approximately three million prostate cancer survivors are living in the US according to 2014 estimate by American Cancer Society. Little is known about the risk factors and the causes of medical admissions associated with […]
Abstract Number: 276
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: By 2026 the number of prostate cancer survivors is expected to reach 4.5 million. Although the mortality from prostate cancer has been steadily decreasing, cancer survivors usually have poor outcomes compared to their peers without cancer. The majority of the cancer survivors are over the age of 70 and have progressive medical comorbidities. Identifying […]
Abstract Number: 328
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a major life-threatening oncological emergency where accelerated damage of rapidly proliferating tumor cells results in critical metabolic derangements including hyperuricemia, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, and hypocalcemia potentially leading to acute kidney injury (AKI) and multi-organ failure. TLS has been well documented in hematologic malignancies but is extremely rare in solid neoplasms, […]
Abstract Number: 565
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old male with metastatic prostate cancer status post multiple systemic agents presented with recurrent episodes of epistaxis with associated anemia and fatigue. The patient had a pertinent history of multifactorial CKD stage III. He was diagnosed with a left nasal polyp which required polypectomy. Despite removal of the polyp, the patient continued […]
Abstract Number: 577
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An 84 year old male with past medical history of prostate cancer with metastasis to bone presented with thrombocytopenia. His original diagnosis of prostate cancer was made with a PSA and a transrectal ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of the prostate. The biopsy showed extensive adenocarcinoma in all core samples taken. Bone scan at that […]
Abstract Number: 621
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old African American man with a past medical history of alcohol use disorder, treatment naive chronic hepatitis C infection, and epilepsy presented with left flank pain without urinary symptoms. A non-contrast abdominal CT scan did not show renal pathology but showed compression fracture the L1 vertebra with paravertebral soft tissue and stranding. […]
Abstract Number: 725
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: 64 year old male with history of stage 4 prostate cancer status post radiosurgery and hormonal therapy in remission for 6 months presented with 1 month of left upper quadrant and epigastric pain associated with nausea, anorexia and unintentional 15 lb weight loss within 8 months. His PSA level was significantly elevated at […]
Abstract Number: 812
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A sixty-nine year old man presented to the emergency department with complaints of confusion associated with polyuria and polydipsia. The physical examination was remarkable for normal vital signs, confusion, and a non-focal neurologic examination. Laboratory studies were as follows: glucose 100 mg/dl (70-99 mg/dl), BUN 53 mg/dl (5-26 mg/dl), creatinine 2.98 mg/dl (0.50-1.50 […]