Case Presentation: 56-year-old man with past medical history of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery was brought to the Emergency Room for change in mental status and having bloody vomitus and melenic stool. On admission, abdominal exam was unremarkable, blood pressure was 110/77 mmHg, heart rate 103/min, Temperature 99.8 °C, Respiratory rate 20 per minute, hemoglobin 11.1 […]

SHM Clinical Abstract ‘She’s Just Not That Interested’ Case Presentation: Patient is a previously healthy 7-week old Hispanic female who presented to an emergency department with cough, congestion and decreased PO intake x 7 days. Baby had an unremarkable prenatal course and normal delivery. Mother was strictly breastfeeding the patient had normal growth and development. […]

Case Presentation: A 21-year old female presented with fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea and hematochezia. Her past medical history was significant for ulcerative colitis and recurrent clostridium difficile infection. On exam, she had tender abdomen and erythematous tender nodules on legs. Her left eye was inflamed on the nasal sectorial area of sclera and conjunctiva with […]

Case Presentation: A 54 year-old woman with history of pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis (with prior placement of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter on apixaban) presents with recurrence of hematemesis and dark stool. This was her third hospitalization with GI bleed requiring transfusion in the last few weeks. Her prior work up included multiple […]