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Abstract Number: 591
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: This case describes a 72-year-old female with previous left pontine cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in 2019, hypertension and hyperlipidemia who presented to the Emergency Department with worsening bilateral shoulder pain and progressive weakness. Two years prior, statin therapy was started for secondary CVA prevention, however, the statin was discontinued because the Patient developed muscle […]
Abstract Number: 608
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus type 2 and severe malnutrition presented to our institution with symptoms of altered mental status and dysuria. Initial evaluation was most notable for a capillary blood glucose of 1113 mg/dL and initial sodium of 125 mEq/L (which corrected for glucose level was within the normal range of […]
Abstract Number: 643
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old woman presented with self-inflicted stab wounds to her neck and abdomen. Though she was initially alert and following commands, she was unwilling to provide a medical history and only shared that she had been experiencing headaches for three weeks prior to presentation.Labs were unremarkable, but CT scan on admission showed right […]
Abstract Number: 656
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 68 year old man with PMH of cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and chronic pain with intrathecal baclofen pump initially presented with sepsis due to baclofen pump pocket infection, and underwent explantation of baclofen pump. Intraoperative cultures grew pseudomonas, so on POD 3 cefepime was initiated. On POD 4, he developed encephalopathy, becoming […]
Abstract Number: 666
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 87 year old male with a history of bilateral cataract surgery 18 months prior and recent immigration to the United States as a farmer from Honduras presented for bilateral vision loss and eye pain worsening over the last 3 months. Evaluation by Ophthalmology revealed left panuveitis, right anterior uveitis, and right retinal […]
Abstract Number: 685
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 42-year-old female presented with two days of fever, dysuria, and hematuria, associated with upper and lower back pain, body aches, and anorexia. She had no significant past medical history and no recent surgical procedures. She denied tobacco, alcohol, and intravenous drug use. The exam was significant for suprapubic pain and left costovertebral […]
Abstract Number: 687
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present a 69-year-old man with past medical history of well-controlled type 2 diabetes and multiple myeloma status-post chemotherapy (daratumumab, lenalidomide, bortezomib, melphalan) and subsequent bone marrow transplant (BMT) who presented with subacute progressive bilateral numbness and weakness in his upper and lower extremities and was found to have acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.His […]
Abstract Number: 695
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male with a history of chronic anemia and schizophrenia presented to the emergency department (ED) from home for seven days of worsening COVID-19 respiratory disease. He was admitted for hypovolemic shock and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). His home dose of haloperidol 5 mg daily and 20 mg nightly was continued. […]
Abstract Number: 710
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: The patient is a 72-year-old male with a medical history of gout and hypertension who presented from an outside hospital with diplopia and muscle cramps. Per patient report, he was sitting at home watching TV when he started noticing double vision, followed by a pressure sensation around his left eye. He did not […]
Abstract Number: 714
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old female presented to the hospital with fevers and L upper extremity weakness. She had a history of neurosarcoidosis diagnosed two years previously and treated with prednisone, infliximab, and mycophenolate mofetil. She had discharged ten days ago after a prolonged hospitalization for evaluation of multiple R cerebral lesions and mild leptomeningeal enhancement. […]