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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: 617
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old man presented with confusion, vomiting, and weakness. En route to hospital he received dextrose for a glucose of 40. Admitted to the ICU for severe metabolic acidosis. Past medical history included type 2 diabetes, depression and PTSD. Aside from tachycardia, smell of alcohol, and bilateral hand tremor, initial physical exam was […]
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, […]
Abstract Number: 741
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Patient is a 47-year-old female with a past medical history of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and stage 3 chronic kidney disease. She was admitted to the hospital on 10/14/22 with intractable nausea/vomiting (N/V) and diarrhea. She had been in and out of the hospital for the past few months with these symptoms. […]
Abstract Number: 997
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old woman with a history of gastric bypass surgery six years prior, vitamin B12 deficiency, latent TB, and recent bilateral granulomatous panuveitis of unclear etiology one year prior (treated empirically with TMP/SMX for possible toxoplasmosis) presented to the hospital with falls at home. On further history, she endorsed four months of gradually […]
Abstract Number: M34
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 69 year old male patient who at baseline was fully functional, presented with new-onset, progressive left lower extremity (LLE) weakness for 8 days. Patient’s weakness began with difficulty sitting to standing and progressed to inability to climb stairs, requiring a cane and then wheelchair in a span of 5 days. He had […]