Meeting
Abstract Number: 860
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old Guatemalan male with a past medical history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, iron deficiency anemia, and chronic ethanol use presented with intermittent fevers, bright red blood per rectum, loose bowel movements, and significant unintentional weight loss. Physical examination revealed right upper quadrant tenderness and conjunctival pallor but was otherwise unremarkable. […]
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: 908
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 34-year-old man with a recent history of perforated appendicitis was admitted with a 2-week complaint of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and fever. His past history only included an appendectomy 6 months prior, with no history of intravenous drug use, prior diverticulitis, or biliary disease. On exam, he was febrile to 101.1°F, tachycardic, […]
Abstract Number: 923
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old female with coronary artery disease (s/p drug-eluting stent x 2 10 years ago), Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and remote history of bladder cancer presented to the emergency department with two weeks of nausea, jaundice, dark colored urine, loss of appetite, and clay-colored stool. The patient […]