Meeting
Abstract Number: 692
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old male presented to the Emergency Room for progressive altered mental status, speech difficulty, and generalized weakness over several days. He also reported a couple days of polyuria and polydipsia. Past medical history included Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension. Initial vital signs were within normal limits. General physical exam was unremarkable, […]
Abstract Number: 752
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 69 year old man with history of Stage IV Mantle cell lymphoma on maintenance Rituximab presented to the emergency department with acute confusion and expressive aphasia. Patient was at his behavioral and functional baseline prior to this episode and there had not been any recent illnesses, medication changes or inciting events. Initial […]
Abstract Number: O41
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 77-year-old woman with past medical history of renal cell carcinoma with known liver metastases, status post left nephrectomy who was on Tivozanib presented with acute onset speech disturbances, headache, nausea, and vomiting. Patient reported intermittent, milder headaches and confusion over the previous three weeks, coinciding with the start of Tivozanib chemotherapy. Vitals […]