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Abstract Number: 483
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 67-year-old gentleman with medical history significant for alcohol use presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with hallucinations and tremors. His last drink was the day prior. In the ED, he was tremulous, tachycardic, hypertensive and confused. He was admitted and placed on the alcohol withdrawal protocol with diazepam. At discharge, he was evaluated […]
Abstract Number: 485
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 64 year old gentleman with a history of prior cerebellar stroke who presented to the Emergency Department (ED) after being found unresponsive in his car by bystanders. On ED evaluation he was noted to be lethargic, able to follow commands but unable to recall what happened. Neurologic exam in […]
Abstract Number: 497
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old woman with sickle cell disease and chronic pain who required inpatient care several times yearly presented with worsening nausea, emesis and uncontrolled pain to the emergency department (ED). Symptoms were typical of prior pain crises. The patient followed regularly with a hematologist undergoing monthly red blood cell exchange transfusions. In the […]
Abstract Number: 503
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with a history of bladder cancer treated with intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) therapy presented with acute on chronic back pain. Six months prior, he presented with lower back pain, was diagnosed with culture negative bacterial osteomyelitis, and underwent an L3-L5 laminectomy. He was discharged with an empiric 6-week antibiotic course […]
Abstract Number: 509
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 12-year-old healthy female presented for three weeks of abdominal pain, loose non-bloody stools accompanied by night sweats and an eight-pound weight loss. Initial exam was only significant for diffuse abdominal pain. An abdominal X-ray demonstrated a unique appearing paravertebral stripe which prompted a follow up MRI abdomen/pelvis. MRI imaging revealed a 5.8 […]
Abstract Number: 534
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 52 year-old homeless man presented to the ED with knee pain after a mechanical fall. X-ray confirmed a depressed, lateral tibial plateau fracture. He was discharged with a knee brace and a referral to orthopedic surgery. Because of continued knee pain, he returned to the same ED two days later and went […]
Abstract Number: 552
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old male with history of type 1 Von Willebrand disease, colonic polyps, and gastric ulcer from naproxen use due to osteoarthritis presented with a 3-week history of lethargy and fatigue with walking short distances. He denied melena or hematemesis but did report consistent ibuprofen use for his osteoarthritis over the past few […]
Abstract Number: 563
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 76 year old female with a history of COPD, Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, and GERD presented to the Emergency Department for evaluation of worsening fatigue, dysgeusia and weight loss. Given these symptoms, the patient’s allergist referred her for COVID-19 testing. The patient denied any respiratory or GI symptoms, and review of symptoms was only […]
Abstract Number: 608
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 22 year-old G1P1000 pregnant woman at 24 weeks presented with hypertensive urgency and newly diagnosed intrauterine growth restriction in the setting of pre-eclampsia. On admission her physical exam and laboratory data were unremarkable. The patient was admitted to maternal fetal medicine for closer fetal monitoring. On hospital day (HD) 9 she began […]
Abstract Number: 616
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old female presented with diffuse abdominal pain and a past medical history of endometriosis managed with medroxyprogesterone acetate injections. She also reported a decreased appetite and hematuria. Six months earlier she presented with similar symptoms and was diagnosed with an endometriosis flare. On this admission, the heart rate was 131 bpm, with […]