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Abstract Number: 423
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: : A 60-year-old male with history of emphysema was admitted to the hospital because of worsening dyspnea, cough with yellow sputum production, fever and night sweats.The patient was hospitalized 9 days before this admission and was treated with levofloxacin and methylprednisone for acute exacerbation of COPD. Of note patient had a CT of […]
Abstract Number: 430
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 61-year male presents with complaints of a cough and progressive dyspnea for over a week. Pertinent history included a Tuberculosis (TB) infection over thirty years ago with an unclear treatment course. Social history was positive for a 40 pack-year smoking history. On presentation, he was tachycardic, hypoxic and tachypneic. Physical exam was […]
Abstract Number: 495
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 58 year-old female with a history of pre-DM, HTN, cholelithiasis s/p cholecystectomy, and GERD presented to the clinic with a chief complaint of odynophagia. Symptoms began 3-4 days prior and were located primarily in the lower chest. The pain started abruptly with no precipitating factor and, while not worsening, was not improving. […]
Abstract Number: 582
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 63- year-old man with a history of seizures, hepatitis C infection and multiple spinal fusion surgeries presented to the emergency room (ER) for the evaluation of back pain. Back pain was said to have commenced 3 days prior to presentation. Pain was mainly located in the lumbar region, dull in nature, rated […]
Abstract Number: 594
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 32 year old female with history of gestational diabetes presented with fevers, chills and swelling of the left breast. She delivered a healthy boy 2 weeks prior to admission by cesarean section. She had difficulty breastfeeding and developed pain, swelling and purulent drainage from the breast. She was prescribed dicloxacillin for mastitis, […]
Abstract Number: 628
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man with a history of intravenous drug use (IVDU) and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy presented with one month of fevers, night sweats, and chest pain. Exam was notable for tachycardia (HR = 128), tachypnea (RR = 25), hypoxia (O2 Sat = 85% on RA), accessory muscle use, and crackles to the mid-lungs bilaterally. […]
Abstract Number: 685
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old woman with a past medical history of mild intermittent asthma treated with albuterol and morbid obesity status post gastric sleeve surgery presented to the emergency department with sharp epigastric pain of two days duration. The patient was initially seen at an urgent care center and empirically treated for gastritis with omeprazole, […]
Abstract Number: N24
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old female with a history of primary sclerosing cholangitis status post-liver transplant in 1986 on cyclosporine, ankylosing spondylitis, Monoclonal gammopathies with undetermined significance, and migraines presents with progressive headaches, fevers (up to 101 F), and neck stiffness over the past 2 weeks. She was found to have photophobia, meningismus, and a positive […]
Abstract Number: 1029
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: We present a 68-year-old woman who was in her usual state of health until July 2019 who presented with abdominal pain, back pain along with unintentional weight loss. Imaging revealed a mass in her pancreatic body which was confirmed with EUS and biopsy as invasive pancreatic adenocarcinoma. In late August, she presented with […]
Abstract Number: 1163
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old man with history of severe obesity, prostate cancer and urethral strictures requiring chronic indwelling Foley catheter, presented to the emergency room with decreased urine output. He also reported worsening scrotal pain and swelling. He had presented 9 days prior with scrotal pain and swelling after his Foley catheter fell out. He […]