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Abstract Number: 501
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old male presented with one year history of nonproductive cough and a 4 week history of expiratory wheezing, dyspnea on exertion, facial swelling and episodic hemoptysis. Past medical history was significant for fatigue, insomnia and headaches. Social history was significant for minimal tobacco use, occasional alcohol consumption, prior use of marijuana and […]
Abstract Number: 513
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 70-year-old male with a history of prior renal cell carcinoma, type 2 diabetes, CKD, and s/p nephrectomy was evaluated in an outside emergency department three times in one month for neck pain, fatigue, hypotension, and unexplained weight loss. However, his most recent visit included fevers and worsening muffled voice for 3 days. His […]
Abstract Number: 532
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old man without significant medical history presented with constipation and weight loss of 25 pounds in 2 months. A digital rectal examination revealed a fungating mass in the rectum. CT abdomen/pelvis showed the presence of a large intraluminal rectal mass measuring 6.8 X 5.8 X 6.3 cm with no evidence of metastasis. […]
Abstract Number: 547
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: The patient is a 52-year-old male with a history of HIV (on antiretroviral therapy), ulcerative colitis, untreated hepatitis C who presented to the hospital after several weeks of difficulty passing stools, tenesmus, and rectal pain. This was originally attributed to hemorrhoids several weeks prior to presentation, but after symptoms progressed, the patient presented […]
Abstract Number: 557
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old African American male presented to the emergency department due to chest pain, fevers and shortness of breath with associated dry cough. The symptoms progressively worsened since onset one month prior to admission. He was HIV negative with a history of Stage IV (T2a N2 M1a) lung adenocarcinoma diagnosed one year ago […]
Abstract Number: 565
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 61-year-old male presented with fatigue, dizziness and epigastric discomfort. Patient was noted to be anemic on lab investigations. Patient underwent a CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis which demonstrated a 4.7 x 4.6 cm mass in the anteromedial stomach distal to GE junction. There was also a 1.8 x 1.5 cm structure […]
Abstract Number: 570
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old male with history of cocaine and marijuana abuse presented to the emergency room (ER) with a few-hour history of dizziness and abdominal pain. He also reported a two-month history of intermittent right upper jaw pain that he was treated for presumed gingivitis with analgesics and antibiotics. In the emergency department, vital signs […]
Abstract Number: 574
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 52 year-old man was hospitalized for hypoxia one month after surgery for ruptured appendicitis. He also reported abdominal pain and steatorrhea along with a 50 pound weight loss in five months. On exam he was anicteric but cachectic. CT pulmonary angiogram on admission revealed peripheral-based pulmonary lesions concerning for septic emboli and […]
Abstract Number: 588
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old female who is G2P2 with past medical history of diabetes mellitus and who experienced menopause at 50, presented to an outside outpatient care facility with a one-month history of intermittent abdominal pain. The patient was sent home with the assumption that it was a case of left sided diverticulitis and was […]
Abstract Number: 595
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 73 year old male patient was referred to our facility for further evaluation of abnormal cardiac imaging. Patient has no prior history of coronary artery disease, has history of stage I (pT1bN0M0) renal cell carcinoma (RCC) status post right nephrectomy 12 years prior to his presentation. He had no evidence of residual […]