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Abstract Number: 609
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 52 year-old male with a history of stage IV rectal cancer, who was recently started on systemic chemotherapy (FOLFOX-Bevacizumab), presented with elevated blood pressure and new onset generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Benzodiazepines were given, terminating the seizure. On examination, blood pressure was 195/123 mmHg and the patient was in a post ictal state. […]
Abstract Number: 744
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old female with no medical history presented with worsening mental status for 3 months. All history was given by family. Three months prior to presentation she began experiencing a generalized, persistent headache. A neurologist prescribed nortriptyline for presumed migraines, with improvement. In the month prior to presentation, the patient had become less […]
Abstract Number: 858
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Case: A 72-year-old immunocompromised male with history of skin squamous cell carcinoma on oral chemotherapy, cardiac transplant on immunosupressants, chronic kidney disease was admitted to hospital with pneumonia presentation. He was started on renal adjusted dose of Cefepime and Azithromycin. Patient had improvement in his pneumonia symptoms and had normal mentation until day […]
Abstract Number: 901
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old Caucasian woman with stage IV rectal adenocarcinoma metastatic to liver and lung presented with new onset generalized tonic clonic seizures. She was receiving her second line treatment with 5-FU continuous infusion Day number 7 of 7 of the 5th cycle. This was preceded by confusion and altered mentation since the previous […]
Abstract Number: P29
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 20-year-old severely agitated female with history of major depression disorder and anxiety presented after ingesting up to 85 pills including escitalopram, bupropion and alprazolam. Subsequently requiring 4-point restraint due to combative behavior. Labs remarkable for hypokalemia and metabolic acidosis. UDS positive for amphetamines, benzodiazepines cannabis. However negative testing for acetaminophen, salicylates, and ETOH. […]