Meeting
Abstract Number: 621
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 93-year-old African-American male with history of CVA, HTN, and dementia presented with a right femoral neck fracture after a same level fall. Vital signs on admission were unremarkable. Physical examination revealed a cachectic male at his baseline mental status. He was admitted and underwent uncomplicated right hemiarthroplasty. On post-operative days 3-5, patient […]
Abstract Number: H29
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old male presented with distal extremity and facial weakness. Physical exam and electroencephalogram showed myopathy with myotonic features and a distal predominance, characteristic of myotonic dystrophy type 1. Patient denied any chest pain, shortness of breath, presyncope, syncope, and palpitations. Due to associated risk of cardiac-related complications, a baseline electrocardiogram (ECG) was […]