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Abstract Number: F8
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Hospitalized COIVD-19 patients are complex and heterogenous with regards to socio-demographics and comorbidities and many patients are at heightened risk for adverse clinical outcome. Early risk stratification enables clinical decision making for appropriateness and timeliness of interventions. Since the pandemic began, more than 100 models to forecast prognosis for hospitalized patients with COVID 19 […]
Abstract Number: G9
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Asthma is one of the most common chronic medical conditions affecting around 300 million people worldwide. It is a disorder of the airways characterized by recurrent symptoms of airway obstruction and inflammation. Invasive mechanical ventilation for patients admitted to the hospital with asthma is challenging with higher complications and higher rates of patient-ventilator asynchrony, […]
Abstract Number: K1
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with primary sclerosing cholangitis and newly diagnosed locally advanced cholangiocarcinoma was initiated on 5-Fluorouracil (FU) based chemotherapy (FOLFOX) as an outpatient (Figure 1). Within one day of receiving FOLFOX, the patient presented to the ED with acute, intermittent chest pain radiating to his left arm and shortness of breath. Vital […]
Abstract Number: L8
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Patients with cardiac arrest, either with a shockable or non-shockable rhythm, are at high risk of death and neurological impairment. Hypoxic-anoxic brain injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. (1) International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) recommends moderate therapeutic hypothermia (32°C to 36°C) for patients who achieve return of […]
Abstract Number: B31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old male with a history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis presented with severe bilateral leg pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, after consuming raw oysters 36 hours prior to admission. Physical exam revealed an encephalopathic obese man with a temperature of 38.2oC, heart rate of 102 bpm, and BP of 85/50 mmHg. […]
Abstract Number: B39
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension who recently emigrated from El Salvador presented to an ambulatory clinic for evaluation of substernal chest pain that started eight days earlier. He described the chest pain as intermittent, non-radiating, and associated with palpitations, chills, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis. He denied fever, […]
Abstract Number: J31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old man with a past medical history of congenital solitary right kidney, chronic idiopathic pancreatitis, pancreatectomy and islet cell transplant, splenectomy, and alcohol use disorder presented with fever, chills, and night sweats. He was bitten by a dog three days prior to presentation. Shortly after arrival, he developed septic shock with lactic […]
Abstract Number: N28
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: TS is a 58 year-old male with a past medical history of prediabetes, pulmonary embolism, and stage II colon cancer treated via hemicolectomy in 2016 who presented to the hospital with dyspnea and altered mental status. On exam, he was febrile to 38.6 degrees Celsius. His abdomen was distended and diffusely tender to […]