Meeting
Abstract Number: 515
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old female with history of IgG immune deficiency requiring intravenous immunoglobulin transfusions from the age of 12-17 presented to our service with one-week complaint of dizziness and fatigue. At presentation, she reported dyspnea, chest pain, intermittent palpitations, and nausea. She had had a brief pre-syncopal episode and an episode of nausea and [...]
Abstract Number: 807
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male who presented to us with worsening dyspnea on exertion and non-productive cough. Review of systems was negative. Vitals were unremarkable; physical examination was significant for bilateral basilar rales which were corroborated by his chest x-ray that revealed bilateral pleural effusions. Laboratory findings were notable for normocytic anemia and elevated liver [...]
Abstract Number: 0490
SHM Converge 2025
Case Presentation: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that can involve multiple organs, including the central nervous system (CNS). Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) refers to a spectrum of neurological and psychiatric symptoms such as cognitive dysfunction, psychosis, mood disorders, and seizures. Status epilepticus is a rare and severe presentation often associated [...]
Abstract Number: 1051
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old African-American female with a history of multiple sclerosis complicated by paraplegia, neurogenic bladder, and seizures presented to the hospital with a syncopal episode and was found to have a hemoglobin of 2.9 (12.0 to 16.0 gm/dL) with red blood cell count RBC 0.96 (4.00 – 5.20×10^6/uL), lactate dehydrogenase 639 (