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Abstract Number: 672
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 26-year-old female with lymphangiomatosis presented to the emergency department with fever and malaise of one day duration. She denied headache, cough, nausea, dysuria, or rash. Vitals were notable for elevated heart and respiratory rate. Initial lab work revealed a WBC of 5.9 with a neutrophilic predominance of 99%. This neutrophilia led to […]
Abstract Number: 697
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male presented to ED with a 10-day history of fever with chills, sweating, abdominal pain and generalized weakness. The abdominal pain was predominant in right lower quadrant (RLQ), accompanied by nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and significant weight loss more than 10 lbs. in 10 days. He denies jaundice, pruritus, constipation, […]
Abstract Number: 700
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old female with a history of Type 1 Diabetes presented with a one day history of lower abdominal pain. The pain was most pronounced in bilateral lower quadrants and suprapubic regions. She had a Kyleena® intrauterine device (IUD) placed for dysmenorrhea, five months prior to presentation. She denied any sexual activity following […]
Abstract Number: 711
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43- year- old healthy man presented to the emergency department with chills, arm pain, swelling, and redness after sustaining a puncture wound from a dead catfish. Vital signs included temperature 38.2 C, HR 116, BP 87/55. He had left medial wrist and forearm erythema, swelling and induration surrounding a small puncture wound […]
Abstract Number: 723
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male with a PMH of HTN, HLD, tongue cancer, GERD, CAD, and BPH presented to the hospital with a chief complaint of right-side shoulder pain, erythema, and warmth that started two days prior. Two days before noticing these symptoms, he had undergone an EGD without complications where he had a peripheral […]
Abstract Number: 736
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: The case represents a 74-year-old female who presented to the emergency room with constitution of symptoms including headache, fatigue, Upper extremity/Neck pain and worsening of “skin rash”. For the past 10 years, the patient had suffered from Compulsive Skin picking disorder, necessitating multiple visits to PCP and Dermatologist with recurrent courses of antibiotics […]
Abstract Number: 746
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old male with gastric carcinoma and no prior cardiac history presented to the emergency room with altered mental status. On arrival, the patient was tachypneic, hypoxic, hypothermic, tachycardic and hypotensive. Initial investigations showed the patient had a leukocytosis with a left shift. Blood cultures taken upon arrival eventually grew E. Coli, thought […]
Abstract Number: 747
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old man with history of alcoholic cirrhosis presented with diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue and confusion for one week. Vitals were within normal limits, though the patient reported subjective fevers at home. Physical exam was notable for asterixis and ascites, and a paracentesis was performed. Cell count and culture of his ascitic fluid […]
Abstract Number: 758
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: An 87-year-old female with congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, COPD, and chronic kidney disease presented with 3-day-history of diarrhea, worsened dyspnea, leg swelling and weight gain. Vitals signs were temperature 38.3 C, pulse 104, respiration 20-25 and blood pressure 112/46. Examination was significant for bilateral crackles in lungs, irregular […]
Abstract Number: 761
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old male with a past medical history of gout presented with a 5-day history of intermittent fevers, arthralgias, testicular pain and swelling. He denied dysuria, penile discharge, lymphadenopathy, and rashes. He reported having 3 female sexual partners over the past 6 months with consistent condom use and no history of sexually transmitted […]