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Abstract Number: 824
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old male with a past medical history of diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease (CKD) presented to the hospital following a fall at home. The patient described a disease course that started six months prior with bilateral knee weakness and shooting pains that progressed to severe gait imbalance and inability to ambulate. […]
Abstract Number: 836
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 84 year old female with a past medical history of stroke, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism, cataracts, glaucoma and recent diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis presented with shortness of breath and abdominal pain. Three months prior to admission, the patient had been admitted and found to have acute liver failure secondary to autoimmune hepatitis and […]
Abstract Number: 837
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old man with recent travel to India presented with fevers, abdominal pain, and bloody stools. He was admitted two weeks prior to a hospital in India for fever and right upper quadrant pain where he was found to have elevated liver enzymes (ALT 569, AST 390, total bilirubin 9.9) in addition to […]
Abstract Number: 850
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old woman with history of anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and polysubstance abuse was brought to the hospital for unusual behavior. She was hospitalized one month prior for behavior change and diagnosed with substance induced psychosis. She returned to the hospital after two weeks of recurrent bizarre behavior at home including wandering disrobed, […]
Abstract Number: 872
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with history of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to alcohol use and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, who underwent liver transplant 1 month prior that was complicated by a bile leak at the biliary anastomosis requiring stenting, presented to the hospital for sudden onset of fever, chills and headaches. He was on […]
Abstract Number: 876
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Our 28-year-old female patient with a history of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplant presented to the Emergency Department (ED) for the evaluation of intermittent confusion and word-finding difficulty for one week. The patient’s vitals on admission were within normal limits. A physical examination was significant for diffuse […]
Abstract Number: 913
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 5 59-year-old male with alcoholic cirrhosis, hypertension, COPD, and diabetes mellitus presented with a 3-month history of progressive confusion and altered mental status. His family reported memory decline, prompting multiple ER visits primarily focused on cirrhosis-related complications, overlooking the neurological symptoms’ etiology. Initial improvement following hepatic encephalopathy treatment was short-lived, leading to rapid […]