Meeting
Abstract Number: 145
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) Is present in 10% of adults and its prevalence is increasing. When patients with AUD are admitted to the hospital, half develop alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS), which can cause delirium, hallucinations, seizures, and even mortality if not treated appropriately. A fixed-dose phenobarbital strategy may be superior to the standard of […]
Abstract Number: 466
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 91-year-old male with a known history of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), diastolic heart failure, pulmonary embolism, hypertension, and previous extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (E. coli) urinary tract infection (UTI) presented with encephalopathy. He was not tachypneic nor tachycardic, but his bicarbonate was low at less than 8, and his lactic acid […]
Abstract Number: 918
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 18-year-old male presented with ascending paralysis, starting in the lower extremities and progressing to the upper extremities over 24 hours after a carbohydrate rich meal. Other review of systems was negative. He reported one prior ICU admission for similar symptoms, but details were not available. Father and grandfather had similar presentations of […]