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Meetings Archive For SHM Converge 2025..
Abstract Number: 0579
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), anemia, atrial fibrillation (AFib), coronary artery disease (CAD), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) presented with gross hematuria and abdominal pain. He had recently been discharged after treatment for a subdural hematoma and had a long-term Foley catheter [...]
Abstract Number: 0581
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old man with a pmh of CKD stage 2 was admitted to our hospital for nausea, vomiting and acute kidney injury (AKI).2 months prior to presentation, he had been diagnosed with metastatic synovial sarcoma and had completed his first cycle of doxorubicin, ifosfamide, and mesna that was complicated by a mild AKI [...]
Abstract Number: 0582
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: This patient is a 53-year-old male with type 1 diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypertension who presented with a 5 week history of diffuse whole body edema and an unintentional weight gain of 10 kilograms. He was started on bumetanide, losartan and empagliflozin by his outpatient team with brief improvement but subsequently worsened. He presented [...]
Abstract Number: 0583
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old female with past medical history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) for 30 years, gastroesophageal reflux disease, autoimmune hepatitis on budesonide, asthma, and fibromyalgia presented to the emergency department (ED) with five days of worsening fatigue, bilateral lower extremity weakness, and pain. One week prior, she experienced nausea, heartburn, [...]
Abstract Number: 0585
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: 76-year-old Hispanic male, presented with two weeks of progressing rash, worsening AMS and new symptoms of fever and severe extremities pain. Previously treated for allergy, UTI, and Pneumonia without improvement. His past medical history included Hypertension, DM-2, and ischemic stroke. On examination he was disoriented and unable to answer questions. A disseminated non [...]
Abstract Number: 0586
INFECTION AT THE CORE: THE CHALLENGE OF DIAGNOSING INTHRATHECAL PUMP-ASSOCIATED BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: This case report outlines the case of a 76 year-old male who presented with bacterial meningitis secondary to an infected intrathecal baclofen pump, but initial lumbar puncture cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) did not demonstrate pleocytosis. Patient endorsed worsening headache, vomiting, and bilateral lower extremity weakness 6 days prior to admission. He was immediately started [...]
Abstract Number: 0588
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: An 84-year-old male with oncologic history of oligometastatic ccRCC, metastatic prostate cancer and melanoma was found to have a 16mm enhancing, pancreatic head mass on evaluation of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm on computed tomography (CT). At age 61, he underwent a left radical nephrectomy for a 5 cm, Grade II ccRCC with [...]
Abstract Number: 0589
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old male with a history of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) presented with palpitations that began the evening before admission. He had similar episodes three weeks prior that resolved spontaneously. Diagnosed with MVP in 2022 via transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) after experiencing palpitations and shortness of breath, he underwent multiple echocardiograms and EKGs. In [...]
Abstract Number: 0590
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is a rare condition and is often idiopathic, but among drug-induced causes, daptomycin-associated AEP is the most common.[1] The patient is a 75-year-old female with a past medical history of Sheehan syndrome, adrenal insufficiency, hypothyroidism, and type two diabetes mellitus admitted to the hospital with a non-productive cough ongoing [...]
Abstract Number: 0591
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old woman with hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, and a year-long history of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) presented with chronic, severe right arm pain along with swelling and erythema. One year before this presentation, she had experienced right-hand numbness and tingling, leading to a carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis and subsequent release surgery. [...]