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Search Results for Hemolytic Anemia
Abstract Number: 27
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: This is a 4-year-old previously healthy girl, fully immunized with the exception of COVID-19 immunizations, who was hospitalized after presenting with fevers and fatigue for one week followed by gross hematuria. At the outset of her fevers, she tested negative for COVID-19 using a home antigen test. 4 days prior to admission, she […]
Abstract Number: 429
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old man with a past medical history of hypertension, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and hypothyroidism, presented to the emergency department due to a sudden loss of consciousness. The episode lasted a few minutes and was not associated with trauma, prodrome, seizure, or postictal confusion. Patient had recently been prescribed phenazopyridine for a suspected […]
Abstract Number: 472
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old woman with a history of early-stage breast cancer—was treated six years prior. She was subsequently admitted multiple times over the following years for pancytopenia, which was thought to be multifactorial—due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and auto-immune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). Therefore, she received a supportive blood transfusion, intravenous immunoglobulins, and rituximab for suspected […]
Abstract Number: 562
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 85-year-old male with history of Myasthenia Gravis who presented with shortness of breath and back pain after a fall. Presenting vitals were as follows: heart rate of 80, respiratory rate of 20, afebrile and normotensive. Exam was negative for scleral icterus, jaundice, rashes, or petechia. Significant labs included Hgb 8.7 g/dL (baseline 13 […]
Abstract Number: 569
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 20-year-old female with history of primary membranous nephropathy, hypertension, iron deficiency anemia, preeclampsia, and intrauterine fetal demise presented to the hospital with weakness, 2-3 days of upper respiratory symptoms, dyspnea, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Labs showed normocytic anemia with hemoglobin of 3.3 g/dL worsening to 1.9 g/dL pending blood transfusion and leukocytosis […]
Abstract Number: 594
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 84-year-old woman with a past medical history of HTN, DM2, CHF, and hypothyroidism presented to an offsite ED after falling on her buttock when rising from a kitchen chair. She had an uneventful course of COVID-19 four weeks prior. Over the last 2 weeks, she developed progressive weakness. Upon arrival at the […]
Abstract Number: 796
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 27 year old previous healthy male presented to the Emergency Department with 4 days of progressive fatigue and scleral icterus. These symptoms were preceded by 2 days of a nonproductive cough. Upon presentation, the patient’s labs were notable for an indirect hyperbilirubinemia of 5.9 mg/dL. Complete blood count revealed a macrocytic anemia […]
Abstract Number: 857
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A Korean 55-year-old female with a history of leiomyoma and kidney stones presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain. Further work up also showed new onset anemia. A pelvic exam demonstrated a large distended fibroid protruding into the vagina. Pelvic MRI noted a large multilobulated complex mass, consistent with a uterus replaced […]
Abstract Number: 889
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 17-year-old African American male with a past medical history of pulmonary embolism (PE) and morbid obesity presented to the hospital for right shoulder pain and dyspnea. On admission, his physical exam findings were most consistent with cellulitis, and he was started on IV vancomycin and PO clindamycin for MRSA and MSSA coverage […]