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Abstract Number: 528
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old man with known liver cirrhosis secondary to schistosomiasis transferred to our facility for the management of large gastric fundus varices seen on CT abdomen and pelvis. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) showed grade I esophageal varices and isolated large gastric fundal varix without bleeding and signs of portal hypertensive gastropathy. Patient was not deemed […]
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: 564
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension presented with a sudden onset of slurred speech, right gaze preference, and left-sided body weakness while at a hair salon. In the Emergency Department, she was afebrile, blood pressure 110/70 mmHg, and heart rate 105 beats per minute. CT head without contrast revealed […]
Abstract Number: 589
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old male with a past medical history of alcohol abuse presented to the emergency department after a presyncopal episode following new onset of hematemesis and black, tarry stools. He additionally had sharp, bilateral chest pain that was present at rest with no radiation or worsening with exertion. Upon presentation he was hypotensive, […]
Abstract Number: 590
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old Caucasian male with a history of recently diagnosed transitional cell carcinoma, diastolic heart failure (EF 65%), BPH, and CKD stage III presented with dysuria, hematuria, fever, and dyspnea one-month after cystoscopy with left ureteral stent exchange and palliative laser ablations of his ureteral and bladder lesions. Chest radiograph and CT abdomen […]
Abstract Number: 591
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: INTRODUCTION:Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a complication seen in 4-7% of patients with chronic liver disease. The definitive treatment for HPS is liver transplantation (LT). A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose HPS. We present a perplexing case of HPS presenting with just hypoxia and orthodeoxia in the setting of liver disease.CASE […]
Abstract Number: 598
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old smoking female presented to the emergency room with a two-month history of progressive shortness of breath, dry cough, and unintentional weight loss. Her vital signs included a temperature of 36.4°C, heart rate of 116 beats/minute, and a respiratory rate of 24 breaths/minute. Her general appearance was a thin and cachectic woman […]
Abstract Number: 626
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old man with extreme obesity, heart failure, and a clinical diagnosis of gout presented with abdominal pain. Abdominal examination was limited by body habitus, as his body mass index was 68. Admission laboratory studies revealed acute kidney injury. He had been hospitalized before for similar presentations, but clear etiologies for the abdominal […]
Abstract Number: 652
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects 1% of the global population, including 10% of people over 65 and ~50% of people with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is classified into 5 clinical subgroups: pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), PH due to left-sided heart disease, PH due to chronic lung disease, PH due to chronic […]
Abstract Number: 694
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 84-year-old female with a history of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension presented with 18 months of left knee pain and swelling resulting in progressive functional decline such that she was unable to ambulate. She reported no history of trauma. She had been admitted to another hospital 3 weeks prior and discharged with oral […]