Meeting
Abstract Number: 400
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old-man with no prior medical history presented to the emergency department with a symmetric lower extremity rash and recurrent fevers. The rash started two weeks prior as discrete mildly pruritic red lesions on his ankles and spread to his arms, torso and back. He subsequently developed recurrent fevers up to 38.9°C on a […]
Abstract Number: 542
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 88 year old man with a history of severe aortic stenosis with transcatheter aortic valve replacement and unprovoked pulmonary embolism (on lifetime warfarin) presented with four days of lethargy and weakness. He denied any fevers, chills, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or urinary symptoms. He was compliant with scheduled dental cleanings and took prophylactic […]
Abstract Number: 669
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 79 year old male presented after having recurrent falls. He was extremely weak, and reported that he had lost about 20 lbs in the past month. The patient’s family reported a significant decrease in his appetite. Past medical history included COPD, CAD status post CABG, and CVA. In the Emergency Room the […]