Meeting
Abstract Number: 629
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old healthy man who presents with three days of fatigue and bilateral thigh pain. He was born in Puerto Rico but lives in Boston and had no recent travel. He denies alcohol or drug use. He works as a cook at an urban restaurant. Admission vitals and physical exam are unremarkable. Initial […]
Abstract Number: I38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 58 year-old undomiciled man with no known medical history presented with three days of anorexia, malaise, abdominal pain, nausea and decreased urine output. His exam was notable for scleral icterus. Initial lab work was remarkable for sodium 133 mEq/L, BUN 132mg/dL, creatinine 8.82 mg/dL, platelet 64 K/uL, total bilirubin 6.4 mg/dL, and […]
Abstract Number: 1124
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old male from a major urban city in Northeast US with history of hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus presented with fevers and thigh pain for three days. He had no recent travel history, sick contacts, or bug bites. Physical examination was notable for injected conjunctiva. Lab work revealed leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, acute […]