Meeting
Abstract Number: 562
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 39 year-old man, medically free but experiencing chronic left hip pain from a work-related injury, received a Trigger Point Injection (TPI) with Methylprednisolone and Bupivacaine. Within 12 hours he presented with severe hypokalemic paralysis. The TPI targeted the left iliopsoas tendon and was administered using ultrasound guidance. There were no immediately perceived […]
Abstract Number: 793
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: • A 32-year-old female presented with RLQ abdominal pain on and off for years. The pain was pinpoint, 10/10 in intensity and stabbing in quality. She denied nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, change in bowel habits, hematochezia, BRPBR, fever/chills, skin rashes or weight loss (‘red flag’ symptoms).• Past Medical History: Gangrenous gallbladder s/p cholecystectomy, ovarian […]