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Search Results for Pneumothorax
Abstract Number: 439
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We report a case of a 49-year-old Caucasian male presenting with sudden chest pain worsened by inspiration. Patient reports Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome (BHDS) diagnosis via skin biopsy 5 years ago. Examination is significant for 2-4 mm flesh-colored, dome-shaped papules on the head and neck. No murmurs, chest wall tenderness, wheezing or rhonchi were appreciated. […]
Abstract Number: 531
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 42-year-old woman admitted to the ICU for management of suspected septic shock. She presented with right lower quadrant and back pain for the past day, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Her blood pressure was 70/46 mm of Hg and examination was significant for right lower abdominal quadrant tenderness. […]
Abstract Number: 576
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present a 26-year-old female with history of endometriosis and recurrent tubo-ovarian abscess (TOA). She was admitted for a TOA in 2021, and her course was complicated by a right sided spontaneous pneumothorax. On review, she had experienced two prior episodes of right-sided pneumothorax in 2017 and 2020.The first episode resolved spontaneously; while […]
Abstract Number: 637
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old man was brought to the emergency room by his friend for self-neglect. Approximately one year ago, the patient’s mother died. He has been afraid to eat since. Instead, nutritional intake was exclusively liquid and consisted of water, Gatorade and Boost meal supplement. He lost 200 pounds over the past year. Somatic […]
Abstract Number: 759
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old female with a PMH of intravenous drug use (IVDA) and untreated hepatitis C presented to the ED with one-week history of painful, erythematous, and tender skin in both upper and lower extremities. She also endorsed myalgia, pleuritic chest pain, and last use of heroin the day prior. She denied fever or […]
Abstract Number: 780
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old female with a past medical history of anxiety and depression presented to the emergency room with complaints of severe right-sided chest pain. She underwent acupuncture, where needles were placed on the supra clavicular area of the chest, and presented with right-sided chest pain the next day. The chest pain radiated to […]
Abstract Number: 820
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 69-year-old female with a past medical history of coronary artery disease with prior percutaneous coronary intervention of the right coronary artery and left circumflex coronary artery, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and COPD presented to an outside hospital with acute onset dyspnea and right-sided chest pain. ECG was obtained immediately upon arrival and was notable for […]