RSS 1.0American journal of hospital medicine, volume 4, issue 2 (2020 April-June)
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Ring-enhancing Brain Lesions in a Patient with Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus from the Central United States of America
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-04)Background: Histoplasmosis is an endemic fungus found worldwide. It most commonly causes pulmonary infections. In patients with defects in cellular immunity it can cause disseminated infections including central nervous ... -
The Failing Right Ventricle : An Internist's Guide to the Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-04)Pulmonary hypertension represents a complex and multifactorial disease with significant implications on patients' morbidity, mortality, and quality of life. The number of patients hospitalized with pulmonary hypertension ... -
Incidental Portal Vein Aneurysm Found in a Patient with a Diaphragmatic Hernia and Evolving Gastric Volvulus
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-04)Rare and poorly described within the literature, a portal vein aneurysm (PVA) is defined as an abnormal vascular dilation of the portal vein exceeding 19 mm in patients with cirrhotic livers and 15 mm in patients with ... -
Perceptions Towards the Discharge Process in a Community Teaching Hospital
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-04)Background: Discharge process in the hospital is lengthy and with low efficiency, especially in teaching facilities. Our objective was to identify perceptions towards the current discharge process and possible ways to ... -
Troponin-Positive Chest Pain with Unobstructed Coronary Arteries
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-04)We present a 29-year-old man who presented with crushing substernal chest pain with radiation to his jaw and associated diaphoresis. He was hemodynamically stable and electrocardiogram was unremarkable. Laboratory studies ...