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Search Results for Pneumothorax
Abstract Number: 387
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 38-year-old female presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset sharp right-sided chest pain and shortness of breath, associated with exertion at work. Notable medical history included recurrent episodes of brief dyspnea starting one day before her menstrual period and subsiding 1-2 days later. At the time of admission, the patient was on […]
Abstract Number: 450
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with history of coronary artery disease, paroxysmal atrial flutter, hypertension, prostate cancer presented to the ED due to purulent discharge from his penis and was found incidentally to have COVID-19 on nasal swab. He was started on vancomycin, cefepime, and fluconazole for complicated penile cellulitis. For COVID-19 he was started […]
Abstract Number: 470
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 35 year old female with asthma, endometriosis and three prior right sided pneumothoraces presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and chest pain without recent trauma, and was again admitted with right sided pneumothorax. Her exam was notable for thin, young adult female, non-smoker, with decreased breath sounds on the right. Her […]
Abstract Number: 538
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 20-year-old male with no known medical conditions presented to the emergency department with acute right-sided chest pain and shortness of breath, which began abruptly while he was playing video games at home. He described the pain as sharp, radiating to the back, 7/10 in severity, and worse with coughing and inspiration. He […]
Abstract Number: 550
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old male presented with cough, SOB, decreased appetite, 30lb weight loss over two months, and generalized weakness. He reported a remote history of alcohol abuse and tobacco use. He was admitted two months prior for cough and SOB to another hospital with findings of a right upper lobe cavitary lung lesion. He […]
Abstract Number: 618
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Patient is a 26 year old African American female with a history of asthmapresenting with acute left flank pain and severe shortness of breath. Chest x ray on admission discovered a large left pneumothorax with evidence of tension. Immediate chest tube was placed.Prior to admission she had several months history of worsening shortness […]
Abstract Number: 670
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A male in his 70s with a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation presented to the hospital for evaluation of shortness of breath, dysgeusia, and subjective fever. His home medications were aspirin, atorvastatin, pantoprazole, apixaban, and tramadol. Physical exam on admission revealed bilaterally diminished breath sounds in addition to being tachypneic and hypoxic. His […]