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Search Results for Bacteremia
Abstract Number: 794
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: This is the case of a 69 year old woman with a history of diabetes and peripheral arterial disease who presented with eye pain for two days prior to admission. Of note, she was recently admitted to the hospital for a left foot infection requiring amputation; her hospital course was complicated by MRSA […]
Abstract Number: 799
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old man with a past medical history of symptomatic sick sinus syndrome with a permanent pacemaker (PPM), as well as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), initially presented to the hospital with substernal chest pain after lifting boxes. A complete cardiac evaluation, including ischemic work-up and transthoracic echocardiography, was conducted without evidence of active […]
Abstract Number: 801
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old male presents to hospital with a 1-day history of confusion and fever. Past medical history is significant for heart failure requiring AICD, chronic kidney disease, type-2 diabetes mellitus, May-Thurner syndrome, and recent admission three weeks prior due to sepsis from streptococcus bacteremia requiring hemodialysis, with dialysis catheter removed before initial discharge. […]
Abstract Number: 818
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with a history of adenoid cystic carcinoma initially presented with a 1-2 week history of olfactory and auditory hallucinations in the setting of intermittent fever. He reported that in addition to those symptoms he had diarrhea, which he attributed to having eaten undercooked meat. His auditory hallucinations involved hearing African […]
Abstract Number: 821
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented to the ED with three days of fever, confusion, and lethargy. She was responsive to physical but not verbal stimuli. Vital signs included temperature of 38.8C, heart rate of 110 BPM, blood pressure of 107/52 mmHg, with SpO2 of 94% on room air. Her […]
Abstract Number: 838
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 35-year old male with a PMH of homelessness and methamphetamine use presented to the ED in October 2022 for “flu-like symptoms” including chills, headache, congestion, abdominal pain and nausea/vomiting. He tested positive for influenza B and was admitted for symptomatic treatment and disposition planning. In reviewing his chart, it was apparent that […]
Abstract Number: 859
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 59 year old female with a history of Hepatitis C cirrhosis, esophageal varices, type 2 diabetes mellitus, end-stage renal disease, and hypertension presented to the emergency department to be evaluated for fever at the behest of her dialysis center. She endorsed chills, diffuse abdominal pain, and dyspnea over the past week. She […]
Abstract Number: 864
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: The patient is a complex patient with multiple hospitalizations. Prior to her hospital course her past medical history was notable for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, alcohol abuse, and dilated cardiomyopathy with preserved EF. Patient original presentation was related to a perforated marginal ulcer requiring laparoscopic Graham patch. The ICU course was complicated by an […]
Abstract Number: 874
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This is a 58 year old male with a past medical history of MDD, GAD, history of polysubstance abuse, history of enterococcus bacteremia complicated by aortic valve endocarditis status post valvular replacement and hemorrhagic stroke who was admitted to the hospital for urosepsis. Of note, this patient was previously hospitalized for Lactobacillus bacteremia […]
Abstract Number: 890
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man with a history of atopy recently started on dupilumab presented to a hospital in Central Appalachia with 1-week of flu-like symptoms, rigors, and right upper abdomen pain. He was hypoxic with SpO2 75% on room air, febrile to 103.3°F, tachycardic to 105 bpm. He was placed on 2 L nasal […]