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Abstract Number: 649
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old man with recent diagnosis of COVID-19 after developing shortness of breath was admitted to our hospital on day 5 of symptoms with acute worsening of dyspnea and new onset chest pain. On admission, he was tachycardic to the 120s, febrile to 38.6°C and hypotensive with systolic pressures in the 80s. On […]
Abstract Number: 653
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old male with a history of hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia presented to the emergency department for worsening shortness of breath. Subjective and objective data lead to the preliminary diagnosis of bilateral pneumonia, COVID-19 positive, and soon thereafter developed acute hypoxic respiratory failure. This patient had a prolonged ICU course complicated by septic […]
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 […]
Abstract Number: 671
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old female with a history of diabetes and a recent diagnosis of COVID-19 four weeks ago presented to the hospital with a persistent cough, fatigue, and poor appetite. She had been discharged two weeks prior for chest pain and shortness of breath, felt to be secondary to COVID-19 induced myopericarditis. She was […]
Abstract Number: 677
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male with a renal transplant (CMV serostatus: donor positive/recipient negative) presented to an outside hospital with fever and acute hypoxic respiratory failure requiring high flow oxygen. His maintenance immunosuppressants included cyclosporine and mycophenolate. Upon admission, he was started on treatment for community acquired pneumonia and severe COVID-19 pneumonia. Due to lack […]
Abstract Number: 729
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 31-year-old man presented with two-weeks of shortness of breath to a New York City hospital in late-April 2020. Patient reported subjective fevers/chills and myalgias two weeks prior to presentation, eventually progressing to shortness of breath and a dry, non-productive cough. In the emergency department, he was noted to be in respiratory distress, saturating […]
Abstract Number: 732
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old Hispanic man with a medical history of hypertension, T2D with neuropathy, and hyperlipidemia without previous exposure to glucocorticoid presented to the emergency department (ED) with mild fever, headache, and shortness lasting three days. His diabetes had been well controlled with glipizide, metformin, and liraglutide, and his recent glycated hemoglobin was 7.2% […]
Abstract Number: 735
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 42-year-old male with HIV on ART presented in May with six days of fevers, non-bloody diarrhea, headache, and neck pain. He reported dyspnea and dry cough with potential exposure to COVID-19 as he had recently attended local protests. He reported new sexual partners and recently found ticks on himself.He was febrile and tachycardic. […]
Abstract Number: 736
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old male with a past medical history remarkable for obesity, asthma, and anxiety sought medical attention for the chief complaint of dyspnea for approximately 10 days. Computed tomography with angiogram of the thorax on admission was negative for any pulmonary emboli, but did demonstrate central and peripheral ground glass opacities throughout both […]
Abstract Number: 764
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: We present a 12-year-old female with paresthesia and swelling to the left lower extremity. She was seen in the outpatient setting two weeks prior and diagnosed with cellulitis. After only two days of antibiotics, she presented to the Emergency Department for worsening symptoms; she was noted to have a blue, cold, and swollen […]