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Abstract Number: 630
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: introduction:Pseudohypotension, a phenomenon where blood pressure readings falsely suggest hypotension, poses a significant diagnostic challenge, especially when associated with subclavian artery stenosis. The condition can lead to misleading interpretations of a patient’s hemodynamic status, impacting clinical decision-making and therapeutic interventions. In this presentation, we explore a case of pseudohypotension due to subclavian artery […]
Abstract Number: 634
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Twenty three year old female presented with complaints of severe headache and dizziness since past 2 weeks. Her past medical history was significant for SLE, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and lupus pericarditis. CT head showed possible left cerebellar stroke of indeterminate age and hence was admitted for the stroke workup. Few […]
Abstract Number: 635
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 39-year-old male with a bicuspid aortic valve and mitral valve prolapse presented with three months of intermittent bilateral retro-orbital headache, abdominal discomfort, subjective fevers, night sweats, and 10-kg weight loss. Two weeks prior to admission, he developed acute left-sided vision loss and left-sided weakness, and was diagnosed with right parietal […]
Abstract Number: 674
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 45 year-old gentleman with a history of recurrent alcoholic pancreatitis complicated by pancreatic pseudocyst presented to the hospital after three episodes of hematochezia. Ten days prior, he had undergone endoscopic transgastric metal stent placement between his pseudocyst and stomach, followed 6 days later by pseudocyst drainage with necrosectomy. After 3 days, he […]
Abstract Number: 678
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old African American woman with a past medical history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and pulmonary sarcoidosis underwent an MRI of the brain for evaluation of headaches. An incidental finding of a four-millimeter right-sided bilobed anterior communicating artery (AcoA) aneurysm was noted. The patient was then referred to Neurosurgery for elective […]
Abstract Number: 682
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 42 year-old man was admitted with acute abdominal pain. He described onset of periumbilical pain on the morning of admission, resolving after an episode of non-bloody, non-bilious emesis. Later that day, he developed a severe, sharp, constant and non-radiating left lower quadrant pain associated with emesis. He denied fevers, chills, […]
Abstract Number: 701
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 29 year old woman with a history of intravenous drug abuse, admitted six weeks postpartum for MSSA bacteremia and tricuspid valve endocarditis (4 x 2.5 cm vegetation) complicated by bilateral pulmonary septic emboli with loculated empyema. She was started on nafcillin, which complicated the course with acute interstitial nephritis […]
Abstract Number: 702
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 102-year-old male with a past medical history of coronary artery disease(CAD), transient ischemic attack(TIA) ,well controlled hypertension(HTN), presented to emergency department(ED) with aphaisa and left facial droop of two hours duration. His symptoms were resolved by the time he presented to the ED. Surgical, social, and family histories were unremarkable.Physical Examination was […]
Abstract Number: 707
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 75-year-old female with past medical history of obesity (BMI 31.7 kg/m2), paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypertension, hypothyroidism, was admitted to the hospital for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patient tolerated the procedure without complications, however, post operatively, she was difficult to extubate due to hypercapnia of pCO2 of 100 mmHg in arterial blood gas. She was […]
Abstract Number: 710
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 22 year-old African American male college student presented with acute abdominal pain radiating to the right flank with associated fever, dark urine, and nonbilious nonbloody vomiting. There was no dysuria or change in bowel habits. Medical history was notable for nephrotic syndrome due to biopsy-proven minimal change disease diagnosed at age 17, […]