Meeting
Abstract Number: 505
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy sixteen-year old Japanese-American female presented to her primary care provider following one week of frontal headache, dizziness, and a feeling of “floating while walking.” Exam revealed upper extremity blood pressure of 148/93 and a loud bruit across her left lower back. A renal ultrasound ruled out renal artery stenosis, but […]
Abstract Number: 604
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 38-year-old African male with no medical history presented to the emergency department with chronic, intermittent epigastric abdominal pain. Physical exam revealed a diminished left radial pulse but was otherwise unremarkable. Labs were notable for an elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) to 23.7 mg/L (normal
Abstract Number: 768
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old Japanese woman with a history of atopic dermatitis and recurrent cystitis presented to our hospital with a 4-week history of intermittent fever with chills, unlocalized mild headache, appetite loss, and 6-kg weight loss. Four weeks earlier, she developed fever without any localized symptoms, except for a mild headache. Her symptoms did […]