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Abstract Number: C47
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: FC is a 67-year-old female with prior history of diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. She was initially admitted for three days of watery diarrhea. During her hospitalization, she suddenly suffered PEA arrest, and received CPR and ACLS algorithm for 26minutes before achieving ROSC. Patient was subsequently intubated. Her post-arrest neurologic exam was notable for […]
Abstract Number: D11
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Guillain barre syndrome(GBS) has been recently associated with COVID-19 disease. Usually, GBS cases are associated with immune stimulation and reported after taking different vaccines, however, there is no confirmed evidence that this is a causal association. In this systematic review, we are investigating cases of GBS that have been reported following the COVID-19 vaccination. […]
Abstract Number: D31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: We present an 80-year-old female with a medical history significant for atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. She underwent pulmonary vein isolation in 2017 and had reportedly been on flecainide 150 mg twice daily and atenolol 100 milligram twice daily since then. She presented to the emergency department with dyspnea […]
Abstract Number: D43
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 68 year-old Spanish-speaking female with PMH of type 2 diabetes mellitus, GERD, and tobacco use presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with one day of acute-onset substernal chest pain associated with nausea/vomiting and bilateral arm numbness L>R. Initial workup revealed CXR with mass-like opacity in the right upper lobe, high sensitivity troponin […]
Abstract Number: E11
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Security emergency responses (SERs) are utilized by hospitals to ensure the safety of patients and staff but can cause unintended morbidity. The presence of racial inequities in SER utilization has not been clearly elucidated. We sought to determine whether Black and Latinx patients experience higher rates of SER and physical restraints than white patients […]
Abstract Number: E14
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Readmissions are costly to the healthcare system have been associated with low patient satisfaction scores, longer length of stay, and higher mortality. Identifying and addressing patient needs at the time of transitioning care from the inpatient to outpatient setting has the potential to reduce readmission rates. The purpose of our project was to develop […]
Abstract Number: E26
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: An 82-year-old female with a past medical history of type II diabetes mellitus, prior CVA with residual right-sided weakness, CKD, and hyperlipidemia treated with atorvastatin presented to the ED for generalized weakness. The patient was previously hospitalized for weakness and received physical therapy as an inpatient before being discharged to a sub-acute rehabilitation […]
Abstract Number: F31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old female awoke one morning to thirty minutes of right sided weakness and slurred speech prompting hospital admission for stroke. Treatment with metronidazole and ciprofloxacin for colitis diagnosed two days ago was continued in hospital. Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) of the brain MRI revealed infarctions in multiple vascular territories involving bilateral cerebral […]
Abstract Number: F38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A Caucasian male in his early 60s with metastatic pancreatic cancer presented to the urgent care with complaints of neck pain. He recently underwent kyphoplasty at the level of T3-T4 two weeks prior. He noticed a growing lump in his neck that grew over the last two days and associated with excruciating pain. […]
Abstract Number: H33
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old fully independent man with diabetes mellitus and hypertension developed wavy, vertical double vision which was worse in the right eye and with reading. On outpatient evaluation, he was diagnosed with metamorphopsia and palinopsia. Four weeks later, he was admitted with headache, unsteady gait, dysphagia, and visual distortion. On exam, he was well-appearing, […]