Meeting
Abstract Number: 749
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 87yo woman with dementia presented with a large right adrenal mass consistent with pheochromocytoma with lymph node metastases based on biochemical testing and MIBG scan. Non-operative management with iobenguane-131 (Azedra) was considered because of her surgical risk. However, given her underlying dementia, comorbid conditions, and frailty, she was appropriately identified as high […]
Abstract Number: 777
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: We present 2 amalgamated, anonymized patient cases, based on 5 ethics consults requested at a single tertiary care hospital over the past 4 years. In the first case, Ms. M, an 89 year old woman with a past history of severe COPD, debilitating chronic back pain, and recent imaging findings suggestive of a […]