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Abstract Number: 95
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Bone biopsy is considered the gold standard for diagnosis and treatment of osteomyelitis (OM), but few studies have investigated the extent to which it influences antimicrobial therapy in non-vertebral bones. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinician-initiated changes to empiric antimicrobial therapy after obtaining bone biopsy results. A secondary aim was to […]
Abstract Number: L1
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old gentleman with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and stage III chronic kidney disease (baseline creatinine 1.2-1.4 mg/dL) presented to the emergency department with generalized weakness, falls, unintentional weight loss, and constipation. Labs were significant for hypercalcemia (13.2 mg/dL), elevated creatinine (1.96 mg/dL), suppressed intact PTH (10 pg/mL), […]
Abstract Number: 205
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) can be a life-saving and curative therapy in hematological malignancies. Pre-transplant evaluation for HSCT is a multidisciplinary process that can be complicated, time-consuming, and expensive for patients to navigate. The process requires coordination between several medical subspecialties including pulmonary, cardiology, and mental health, in addition to social workers and […]
Abstract Number: 316
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Despite advances in pharmacologic care for side effects of Hematopoietic stem cell transplant, patients often suffer from long hospitalizations, multiple side effects including fatigue, insomnia, nausea, anxiety, and poor sleep. Non-pharmacologic treatments for side effects of therapy are attractive adjuncts due to a low side effect profile. Purpose: To develop, implement and evaluate a […]
Abstract Number: 438
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old male with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation and hypertension presents to the hospital for evaluation of generalized weakness. He was found to have significant anemia with hemoglobin of 6.5 g/dL. He has had multiple admissions for anemia, and in the last year has required over twenty blood […]
Abstract Number: 467
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 40 year old woman with history of stroke at age 35 was admitted from an outside hospital with a CT-PE scan showing diffuse “osteoblastic” lesions and bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy. She complained of progressive weakness and painful paresthesias in her upper and lower extremities, diffuse body swelling, and a 100-lb weight loss all […]
Abstract Number: 652
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 42-year-old Hispanic female with a past medical history of hypothyroidism, iron deficiency anemia, and onychomycosis. She presented with complaint of generalized bruising all over her body for last 2 days. The patient reported that she was in her usual state of health except that she was started on Terbinafine […]
Abstract Number: 673
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Bone marrow sarcoidosis along renal involvement is extremely rare and diagnosis can be a challenge. Here we report a rare occurrence of sarcoidosis presenting as anemia and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) without pulmonary involvement. Case Report A 27-year-old female was admitted to hospital with fatigue, abdominal pain, and generalized weakness. Past medical history was […]
Abstract Number: 674
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 25 year old Hispanic woman, G4P3 pregnant at 18 weeks with underlying hypertension and gallstones, initially presented with low back pain for 10 days. The pain started suddenly, constant, sharp with no precipitating events. It was aggravated by movement and relieved partially with painkillers. She denied lower extremity weakness, numbness, tingling or […]
Abstract Number: 687
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present a 69-year-old man with past medical history of well-controlled type 2 diabetes and multiple myeloma status-post chemotherapy (daratumumab, lenalidomide, bortezomib, melphalan) and subsequent bone marrow transplant (BMT) who presented with subacute progressive bilateral numbness and weakness in his upper and lower extremities and was found to have acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.His […]