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Search Results for Alcohol
Abstract Number: 534
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 44 year old man with a history of alcohol abuse presented with one week of right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain, nausea, jaundice, fevers, lethargy and anorexia in the summer time after two weeks of binge drinking. Physical examination was notable for tachycardia, scleral icterus and RUQ tenderness. Pertinent labs included elevated AST:ALT […]
Abstract Number: 587
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 60-year-old woman with a twelve-year history of presumed gastroparesis of unclear etiology, was admitted for worsening chronic abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting with unintentional weight loss of over 80 pounds over a year. Evaluation included normal laboratory findings and abdominal imaging. Upper endoscopy showed mild mucosal erythema with normal biopsies of the stomach. […]
Abstract Number: 594
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 65 year old male with no significant medical history presented to an outside facility complaining of fatigue, weakness, nausea and vomiting. He had moderate alcohol history and significant weight loss over the past 6 months. Initial lab workup was notable for elevated liver transaminases with a hepatocellular pattern, Maddrey score of 53.6 […]
Abstract Number: 620
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 53 year old male with a history of alcohol abuse presented to the ED with hyponatremia and elevated LFTs after a week of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The patient had a previous drinking history of a 12-pack of beer per day, denied IV drug use and any recent travel outside of Texas. Determined […]
Abstract Number: 651
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male with a history of alcohol use disorder, recurrent and chronic pancreatitis and a recently identified 2.7cm pancreatic head pseudocyst on a prior admission, presented with abdominal pain and melena. CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast demonstrated extravasation of contrast into the duodenal lumen. A CT GI bleed […]
Abstract Number: 652
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old woman presented with two weeks of progressively worsening abdominal pain and distention. The abdominal pain was accompanied by yellowing of her eyes and periods of confusion. She reported consuming 4 shots of vodka daily for greater than 10 years. Vital signs were normal. The patient was grossly jaundiced and exhibited scleral […]
Abstract Number: 664
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 32 year old male with alcohol abuse and Kratom use was initially hospitalized for 7 days for acute alcoholic pancreatitis and discharged with corticosteroids due to concern for alcoholic hepatitis. On day 14 of corticosteroids, he was readmitted for acute blood loss anemia requiring transfusion. Initial esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) showed gastric mucormycosis on […]
Abstract Number: 680
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 55 year old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and significant history of alcohol abuse presented after presyncope with subsequent fall and head trauma. On presentation he was confused and dysarthric. He complained of generalized malaise for the past two weeks associated with nausea and poor nutritional intake. He denied fever, […]
Abstract Number: 693
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Significant alcohol consumption can lead to a variety of alcoholic liver diseases ranging from alcoholic fatty liver disease to alcoholic hepatitis. Here, we discuss an atypical presentation of alcoholic hepatitis in a patient initially thought to have a hematologic malignancy. Our patient was a 28-year-old Cantonese-American man presenting with one month of fevers, […]
Abstract Number: 806
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 47-year-old man, with history of traumatic brain injury, seizure disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease with Barrett’s esophagus, brought in by his mother with slurred speech and unsteady gait. His vitals, labs and imaging were unremarkable, and his symptoms resolved with fluids, within hours in the ED. He was admitted to the hospital for further […]