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Search Results for Aneurysm
Abstract Number: 750
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 58 year old man with history of Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis and mechanical aortic valve replacement on oral anticoagulation presented to the emergency department with epigastric and right upper quadrant abdominal pain, melena, hematochezia, and hematemesis of one weeks’ duration. Physical exam revealed jaundice and abdominal tenderness in the right upper quadrant and […]
Abstract Number: 753
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 80 year old female presented with severe interscapular back pain of abrupt onset with radiation to the epigastrium. There was no preceding trauma. 43 days prior to current presentation, she was hospitalized for acute pulmonary embolism and was discharged home on apixaban. Other past medical history included hypertension, hyperlipidemia and coronary artery […]
Abstract Number: 776
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old obese woman with type II diabetes mellitus presented with a 7-day history of cough and hemoptysis described as streaks of blood during the first two days, and as half a cup to a cup of bright red blood with clots thereafter. On arrival to the emergency room she was hemodynamically stable, […]
Abstract Number: 777
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 56-year-old man with past medical history of abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery was brought to the Emergency Room for change in mental status and having bloody vomitus and melenic stool. On admission, abdominal exam was unremarkable, blood pressure was 110/77 mmHg, heart rate 103/min, Temperature 99.8 °C, Respiratory rate 20 per minute, hemoglobin 11.1 […]
Abstract Number: 872
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with history of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to alcohol use and alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, who underwent liver transplant 1 month prior that was complicated by a bile leak at the biliary anastomosis requiring stenting, presented to the hospital for sudden onset of fever, chills and headaches. He was on […]
Abstract Number: 873
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old female with no known cardiac history presented to an emergency room for evaluation of falls with chronic low back pain and was found to be fluid overloaded on exam. She was treated for suspected heart failure exacerbation and pneumonia. Her exam was also notable for a large mass over the left […]
Abstract Number: 874
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This is a 58 year old male with a past medical history of MDD, GAD, history of polysubstance abuse, history of enterococcus bacteremia complicated by aortic valve endocarditis status post valvular replacement and hemorrhagic stroke who was admitted to the hospital for urosepsis. Of note, this patient was previously hospitalized for Lactobacillus bacteremia […]
Abstract Number: 979
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 77-year-old caucasian man with a known history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and tobacco abuse initially presented to the hospital with chest pain for five days. He was diagnosed with an anterior wall ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). He underwent cardiac catheterization with drug-eluting stent placement to the left anterior descending coronary artery. Subsequent […]
Abstract Number: H40
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 32 year old South Asian man with a history of hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department (ED) for severe, crushing, mid-sternal chest pain associated with nausea and diaphoresis that awoke him from sleep. In the ED, he was found to have a troponin elevation to 1.159 ng/ml (normal < 0.055 ng/ml) and […]