Meeting
Abstract Number: K48
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 42 year-old Caucasian male with a past medical history significant for schizoaffective disorder with command auditory hallucinations, often commanding him to harm himself or others, with multiple suicide attempts by ingestion, and history of poly-substance abuse, was found by his friend on the floor of his apartment, seemingly unconscious, with copious amounts […]
Abstract Number: O38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old male with a known history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and depression presented with 5 days of upper abdominal pain that radiated to the left chest and frequent muscle spasms. He was evaluated in the emergency department for right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Due to concerns for cholecystitis, point-of-care ultrasound was […]
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: P29
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 20-year-old severely agitated female with history of major depression disorder and anxiety presented after ingesting up to 85 pills including escitalopram, bupropion and alprazolam. Subsequently requiring 4-point restraint due to combative behavior. Labs remarkable for hypokalemia and metabolic acidosis. UDS positive for amphetamines, benzodiazepines cannabis. However negative testing for acetaminophen, salicylates, and ETOH. […]