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Abstract Number: 377
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old female with a history of morbid obesity and hypertension presented with three weeks of progressive dyspnea and productive cough. She was previously diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia and completed two five-day courses of azithromycin, without improvement in her symptoms. She denied smoking but reported increased smoke inhalation due to local forest fires. […]
Abstract Number: 454
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old Caucasian woman with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation presented with persistent exertional dyspnea, fatigue, malaise, and anorexia for the past few days. She was recently discharged for community-acquired pneumonia twice at another institution without improvement of nonproductive cough, mild proximal muscle weakness, and exertional dyspnea. She was […]
Abstract Number: 493
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 4-year-old presented with persistent fever, headache and vomiting. History was significant for a 5 day febrile illness 1 month earlier and a family history positive for late-onset rheumatoid arthritis in a maternal grandparent. Parents reported that 4 days following resolution of the illness, his fever (up to 104F) recurred and persisted daily […]
Abstract Number: 713
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 30-year-old woman with triple positive (Beta-2-glycoprotein IgG/IgM, anticardiolipin IgG/IgM, and lupus anticoagulant) antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) taking apixaban, aspirin, and hydroxychloroquine presented to the emergency department for progressive confusion, emesis, and hematochezia found to be in cardiogenic shock due to right ventricular failure with critical limb ischemia due to complete right popliteal artery […]
Abstract Number: 732
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old man with type 2 diabetes was hospitalized with a two-week history of fatigue, sore throat, diarrhea, and 18-pound weight loss. In the ED, he was hypotensive and tachycardic, which improved with IV fluids. Physical exam was significant for bilateral posterior cervical lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly. Labs showed leukocytosis (25.8K) with 18.2% lymphocytic […]
Abstract Number: 786
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Case 1:A 55 year-old woman with a history of myasthenia gravis presented to with symptoms of double vision. She was also complaining of palpitations, weight loss, sweating, and insomnia. She was diagnosed with myasthenic flare, and she was treated with prednisone. The patient continued to have symptoms, so she was referred to an […]
Abstract Number: 1244
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old male with past-medical-history significant for cerebral palsy and ventriculoperitoneal shunt for ventriculomegaly was admitted with fever. Patient had completed a course of levofloxacin before admission. Patient was started on azithromycin and meropenem, for possible aspiration pneumonia, because of penicillin allergy. He continued to be febrile with elevated leukocytes despite antibiotics. Considering […]