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Abstract Number: 631
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes, multiple strokes with residual left sided deficit, and chronic kidney disease, who presented with altered mental status (AMS) after losing consciousness for 20 minutes during which family noticed left sided facial droop and dysarthria. The patient denied chest […]
Abstract Number: 634
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 66-year-old female who was admitted for shortness of breath and generalized weakness. She was severely anemic with hemoglobin of 6.5. Her EGD did not show any obvious evidence of bleeding. Colonoscopy in the past showed a large inflammatory mass consistent with ischemic colitis. Follow-up colonoscopy showed completely healed mucosa. […]
Abstract Number: 646
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Case 1: A 66 year old female presented in October 2017 with generalized weakness, fatigue, abdominal pain, and oliguria. The symptoms have been worsening since her abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). She had her EVAR done in August 2017. In the Emergency Room the patient was afebrile with a temperature of 36.4 C, […]
Abstract Number: 660
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 54 year old woman with history of substance abuse(cocaine and recent synthetic marijuana use) presented to the emergency room with complaints of sudden onset, severe left upper and lower quadrant abdominal pain. Pain started at night waking her up from her sleep. Complete blood count showed microcytic anemia with hemoglobin of 8.4. […]
Abstract Number: 666
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to an outside hospital with persistent nausea and vomiting, a 45 pound weight loss, and dysphagia over a 4-week period. In addition to the new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, esophagogastroduodenoscopy identified a lesion in the gastric cardia concerning for […]
Abstract Number: 686
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old-male with history of HTN, tobacco abuse, and Hepatitis C cirrhosis complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), was admitted following transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for HCC. TACE of a 3.2cm left hepatic lobe mass was performed. Access was obtained via the right common femoral artery. No immediate complications were noted, and the patient was […]
Abstract Number: 688
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: The patient is an 83-year-old female with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and carcinoid tumor with metastasis to the liver. Two months after her oncologic diagnosis, she presented to the hospital for severe dyspnea and palpitations. Her dyspnea had been progressively worsening for six months; the palpitations were associated with exertion and resolved with rest. Her […]
Abstract Number: 698
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male presented with progressive lower extremity edema, exertional dyspnea and orthopnea for three weeks. Past medical history significant for non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, systolic heart failure and moderate aortic regurgitation (AR) diagnosed one year ago. Physical exam was significant for jugular vein distention, bibasilar crackles, loud 3/6 diastolic murmur in the aortic area […]
Abstract Number: 717
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old immunocompetent male with a medical history significant for active intravenous heroin abuse presented to the hospital with fever and respiratory distress. On admission, he was diaphoretic, febrile, and hypoxemic with an oxygen saturation of 70% on ambient air, necessitating intubation and mechanical ventilation. Chest radiography revealed a right lower lobe infiltrate […]
Abstract Number: 732
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old male with history of hypertension, asthma, and morbid obesity presented with left arm, chest, and face numbness, back pain, and shortness of breath at rest. He denied weakness with the numbness. His symptoms were akin to “being kicked by an elephant.” These symptoms had been worsening for one week prior to […]