Meeting
Abstract Number: N35
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 34-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented with blurry vision, weakness and dehydration after fasting for 7 weeks during which she lost about 20 pounds. On physical examination, patient was hypertensive, tachycardic, and malnourished with a BMI of 21. She was noted to have vertical and horizontal nystagmus bilaterally as well […]
Abstract Number: O33
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 26-year-old male with no significant history presented with two days of fevers, headaches, myalgias, and confusion. On arrival to the hospital, he was febrile to 104.5F, responsive to commands but lethargic. He was warm, diaphoretic, with no nuchal rigidity and negative Kernig and Brudzinski signs. Neurological and ophthalmologic exams were noncontributory. Laboratory testing showed a […]
Abstract Number: O39
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old female presented with a three-month history of confusion and weight loss secondary to decreased oral intake, with three weeks of new onset paranoia. Family reported she exhibited disorganized behavior and hallucinations, associated with urinary incontinence, unsteadiness, dysphagia, and odynophagia. Medical history was negative for psychiatric illness or STI. Her family history […]
Abstract Number: O43
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old female with history of end-stage renal disease, atrial fibrillation (AFib), cirrhosis, and Parkinson’s disease was admitted to the hospital after an unwitnessed fall with persistent encephalopathy and altered mental status. Upon admission the patient was found to have wide QRS complexes with an Atrial fibrillation, clinical findings of heart failure, and […]
Abstract Number: P27
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old male with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, pulmonary emboli with +lupus anticoagulant, and intrathecal morphine pump presented for increasingly frequent episodic altered sensorium. Episodes were described as < 30 seconds of paresthesia, speech arrest, and déjà vu; no loss of consciousness or focal deficits. Onset was 2-3 months prior with associated […]