Meeting
Abstract Number: 561
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Our patient was a 70-year-old male with a past medical history of HTN, HLD, COPD, and CAD status-post CABG. He originally presented with hypotension, new onset weakness, dyspnea, orthopnea and bilateral lower extremity pitting edema. As part of his work-up, a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis was ordered, which revealed an […]
Abstract Number: 664
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old male with a history of primary refractory T-cell lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-ALL) complicated by superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome, and Guillain Barre Syndrome secondary to chemotherapy presented with worsening right-sided pleuritic chest pain. He denied dyspnea or difficulty during exertion. On exam, blood pressure was 106/74 mmHg, heart rate was 123 bpm […]