Meeting
Abstract Number: 695
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 66-year old woman with a history of obesity and hypertension presented with a right femoral neck fracture after a mechanical fall. She underwent a right total hip arthroplasty and the anesthesiologist reported transient intraoperative hypoxia during cement placement. In the recovery room, the patient was hypotensive, tachycardic and hypoxic requiring up to […]
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 […]