Meeting
Abstract Number: 460
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old African American man with no significant medical history came to medical attention in December 2016 with severe post prandial bloating and vomiting for 2 months. On admission, vital signs and physical examination were unremarkable. The following laboratory tests were normal or negative: blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate […]
Abstract Number: 645
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of relatively rare genetic disorders of connective tissue with EDS hypermobility type 3 being by far the most common. This disease has many complications, some of which may be easily overlooked. I report a case of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea with gastroparesis in a patient with EDS that was […]
Abstract Number: 648
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 82 year old Caucasian male with history of long standing well controlled diabetes mellitus type 2 since 2010, gastroparesis, and GERD presented to the ED with 2 episodes of “dark, tarry” stools for 1 day onset with resolution. On review of systems, the patient endorsed 32 pound weight loss over 6 months, […]