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Abstract Number: 558
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old Chinese male with no significant past medical history presented to our hospital with a 6 year history of bilateral hand weakness. The patient reported that he first noticed the weakness after a motor vehicle accident while riding his bicycle, but had little work-up because of his minor injuries. When presenting to […]
Abstract Number: 565
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 67-year-old man with history of Hashimoto thyroiditis was attending a routine clinic appointment and was found to have a resting heart rate of 40 beats per min and was referred to the emergency department. The patient had not been evaluated by a physician for two years and previous heart rates were unknown. […]
Abstract Number: 568
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 58 year-old woman with a past medical history of bipolar disorder, pulmonary embolism, opioid use disorder, and hypothyroidism presented to the hospital after being found unresponsive. Review of systems were only positive for confusion and bilateral lower extremity pain/swelling. Initial vital signs included a blood pressure of 79/48 mmHg, a heart rate […]
Abstract Number: 577
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 24 year old female with a history of bipolar disorder was admitted for nausea, dizziness and jitteriness that started after intentional ingestion of 4 gm of lamotrigine and 80 mg of aripiprazole, in addition to cocaine abuse. Physical examination revealed diaphoresis, tachycardia, bilateral horizontal nystagmus, and bilateral lower extremity hyperreflexia with inducible […]
Abstract Number: 579
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 25 year old Ethiopian female presented with a four week history of painful genital ulcer, oral lesions and intermittent back pain with dysuria. Ulcer initially started as painless bumps that progressively became painful and ulcerated. She reported no prior history of genital ulcers or sexually transmitted diseases and denied any sexual encounter […]
Abstract Number: 591
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 21-year-old Caucasian male with no known medical history, has brought himself to the ED for evaluation of short-term memory issues. The patient denies any fever or chills, weakness, head trauma or similar complaints in the past. He exercises regularly, denies smoking alcohol or drug use. He has been using was finasteride since an […]
Abstract Number: 608
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 24-year-old female presented with greater than one month history of sporadic rash with migratory arthralgias, fevers, and pharyngitis with lymphadenopathy. Patient first developed a sporadic, erythematous, non-pruritic maculopapular rash that would wax and wane during a trip to Mexico two months prior to presentation. Patient also began to experience diffuse migratory arthralgias, starting […]
Abstract Number: 613
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 63 yr old gentleman with a history of ischemic stroke and hypertension presented to the ED from his assisted living center for evaluation of R hip & knee pain. The patient reported that, 5 days prior, he had bumped into another resident and fallen on his right side. He had experienced pain […]
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: 640
Hospital Medicine 2015, March 29-April 1, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 57 year old male with past medical history of COPD and schizophrenia presented with complaints of shortness of breath. The patient was discharged from a different hospital a day prior to the admission. Patient had to be intubated secondary to hypercapnic respiratory failure and was sent to the ICU. He remained intubated […]