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Search Results for Pancreatitis
Abstract Number: 123
SHM Converge 2023
Background: The presence of concomitant diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) with acute pancreatitis (AP) is not uncommon and is associated with unfavorable outcomes (1,2). However, the diagnosis of AP in DKA patients is often missed because of the overlapping clinical features. Data comparing clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with co-existing DKA and AP with DKA alone […]
Abstract Number: 427
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old female with Diabetes Mellitus and COPD on 3L home oxygen and chronic prednisone, presented to the Emergency Department with diffuse abdominal pain and nausea. She denied alcohol or tobacco use. On arrival, vital signs were significant for tachycardia with new oxygen requirements. Physical exam was notable for epigastric, left lower quadrant, […]
Abstract Number: 465
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male with a PMH of alcohol use disorder, recurrent pancreatitis, cholecystectomy, diabetes mellitus type 2, and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency room for severe epigastric abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for 2 days in the setting of heavy alcohol use prior to admission. Vital signs on admission were notable for hypertension. […]
Abstract Number: 564
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old female recently started on doxycycline for acne presented to our institution with epigastric pain. On the third day of doxycycline initiation, the patient began feeling nauseous with progressively worsening pain. The pain was localized to the epigastrium, described as sharp, stabbing, radiating to her back, and rated as severe. The patient […]
Abstract Number: 575
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old male with PMH of sleep apnea was re-admitted to the hospital 3 weeks after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy secondary to gallstones and 1 week after an episode of acute pancreatitis with necrotizing pancreatitis and a large walled off necrotic peripancreatic collection. He underwent EUS guided cystgastrostomy with gastric and duodenal stenting and […]
Abstract Number: 644
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old African American male with a history of alcohol use disorder and chronic pancreatitis presented to the hospital with shortness of breath and severe chest pain that worsened with inspiration. Two months prior to admission he was found to have a 17x12x12 cm pancreatic pseudocyst and subsequently underwent cystogastrostomy with stent placement […]
Abstract Number: 668
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sudden onset, severe abdominal pain radiating toward the back. Medical history included bipolar disorder treated with bupropion, sertraline, and lamotrigine. Surgical history included prior appendectomy. There was no history of sick contacts, alcohol use, gallstones, or peptic ulcer disease. On exam he was tachycardic […]
Abstract Number: 762
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old female presented to the emergency department with 2-days of fever, nausea, non-bilious/non-bloody vomiting, epigastric pain, and anorexia. This was superimposed on a one-year history of intermittent abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, bilious vomiting, and 20-pound weight loss which has been preceded by food insecurity with resulting weight loss. Her past medical, surgical, […]