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Abstract Number: 616
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: We report a 32 year old previously healthy Caucasian male who presented with fever and a sore throat. At presentation he was noted to be febrile, but examination of his throat and neck were unremarkable. Blood cultures were positive for Fusobacterium necrophorum in two sets. CT of his neck was negative for parapharyngeal […]
Abstract Number: 630
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man presented with acute on chronic cough, dyspnea, chills, and pleuritic chest pain. The patient had returned from Jerusalem four months prior, where he participated in multiple large religious gatherings. Since his travels, the patient also reported weight loss and decreased appetite, with months of cough and sneezing. Vitals included a […]
Abstract Number: 640
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 83 year-old female with history of hypertension presented to the emergency department with altered mental status for the past 2 days. Family reported patient to have a low impact fall, 2 weeks prior. In route, patient was noted to be febrile at 101.7˚F. Upon arrival, vitals were stable. Patient was found to […]
Abstract Number: 641
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: The patient is a 67 years old female with Hepatitis C and alcoholic liver cirrhosis, HCC, atrial fibrillation who presented to the ED with fever, chills and altered mental status. Per husband, the patient did not have any focal symptoms including cough, abdominal pain, burning urination, headache or photophobia. On initial evaluation patient’s […]
Abstract Number: 642
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 54 y.o female with a pmh of DM and HTN presented with 3 days of fever, chills and left flank discomfort. The patient reported the pain to be indolent in onset, dull and persistent w/o radiation. Fever, chills and anorexia began 2 days after onset of pain. All other review of systems were […]
Abstract Number: 645
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old woman with no known past medical issues is admitted with a 1-week history of weakness and two days of fever and chills. Workup showed WBC count was 15600/µL, C-reactive protein of 14.3 mg/dL, procalcitonin of less than 0.05 ng/mL, and lactate of 0.7 mmol/L. Since procalcitonin was negative and there was […]
Abstract Number: 645
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old man native to the Rio Grande Valley with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obesity presented with bilateral lower extremity pain and erythema that had been worsening over the last six months. Prior to admission the patient had been diagnosed with bilateral lower extremity cellulitis and completed multiple courses of oral […]
Abstract Number: 667
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 24 year-old male presented with chest pain and a diarrheal illness. He complained of intermittent chest pains which began two weeks prior, described as retrosternal, aggravated by lying down and improving on sitting up. One week following this, he started experiencing fevers, chills along with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Given persistent high […]
Abstract Number: 669
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 79 year old male presented after having recurrent falls. He was extremely weak, and reported that he had lost about 20 lbs in the past month. The patient’s family reported a significant decrease in his appetite. Past medical history included COPD, CAD status post CABG, and CVA. In the Emergency Room the […]
Abstract Number: 670
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 41-year old male with history of alcohol abuse and polysubstance abuse, presented after being found unresponsive on the floor. He had been complaining of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. The patient was noted to have blood around his mouth, was cyanotic appearing with dilated unresponsive pupils. He was emergently intubated and started […]