Meeting
Abstract Number: 574
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 52 year-old man was hospitalized for hypoxia one month after surgery for ruptured appendicitis. He also reported abdominal pain and steatorrhea along with a 50 pound weight loss in five months. On exam he was anicteric but cachectic. CT pulmonary angiogram on admission revealed peripheral-based pulmonary lesions concerning for septic emboli and […]
Abstract Number: 1149
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old man with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma diagnosed three months ago and not yet on therapy presented to the emergency room with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain for one day. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis showed splenic infarcts, bilateral renal infarcts, and increased size of hepatic metastases. On the […]