Meeting
Abstract Number: 189
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Education is one of the determinants of health as described by the WHO, and it is one of the primary determinants of Socio-Economic Class (SEC), a higher level of education is associated with a higher level of SEC. Few researchers have addressed the link between the level of education and cardiovascular disease. However, there […]
Abstract Number: 276
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Hypertension is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) half of all United States citizens with hypertension (HTN) do not have their blood pressure under control. As such, HTN remains a large public health challenge, especially in patients with other comorbidities such as diabetes […]
Abstract Number: 730
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 56 year-old male with history of hypertension presented with left knee pain. Symptoms were initially mild until he then went on vacation from Ohio to South Carolina, driving 11 hours there and back. Pain was then noted in his groin with associated left upper leg swelling. An ultrasound was done which suggested left […]