Meeting
Abstract Number: 506
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old man with a history of asthma, chronic kidney disease and hypocalcemia presented with dyspnea and hypoxemia to the Emergency Room. The patient reported cough, purulent sputum production, and fever. His symptoms began 3 weeks prior and he was diagnosed with pneumonia by his outpatient pulmonologist. He completed a 10 day course […]
Abstract Number: 788
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old female presented to our hospital with diffuse, severe, and crampy abdominal pain for 1 week associated with generalized weakness and fatigue. She has a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes, and scleroderma (maintained on prednisone and mycophenolate) complicated by GERD (maintained on pantoprazole). On physical exam her temperature […]
Abstract Number: E24
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 7-month-old male infant was admitted after having a new onset 10-minute seizure. He was exclusively breastfed until 2 weeks prior to admission. His mother reported decreased oral intake since switching to formula and introducing solid foods. The infant had not been taking any vitamins.Physical exam: The patient was afebrile, alert, […]