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Search Results for Cardiac Mri
Abstract Number: 422
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: This is a 53-year-old Caucasian female with a history of hypertension, recent stroke, and obesity, who presented with chest pain. She had intermittent chest discomfort as a child and was told she had asthma; however, over the past few months, her chest pressure became more frequent and occurred both with activity and rest. […]
Abstract Number: 427
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old man presented with anasarca and dyspnea on exertion that progressively worsened over three weeks. He had no known cardiac, renal, or liver disease prior to presentation. Physical exam revealed elevated jugular venous distention, bibasilar crackles, tense ascites, scrotal edema, and pitting edema in bilateral lower extremities extending to the abdomen. Investigation […]
Abstract Number: 485
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 32-year-old man with untreated hypertension for 5 years, presented with 4 hours of sharp substernal chest pain. The pain woke him up from sleep and was present at rest and on exertion. The pain lasted 30 seconds and then decreased in severity, without any identifiable alleviating factors. He received aspirin and ondansetron […]
Abstract Number: 548
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 24 year-old male presented with rash and fever for one month. He was recently diagnosed with bipolar disorder and started on fluphenazine, lithium, and benztropine. Four weeks after starting these medications he developed a diffuse pruritic rash, intermittent fevers, confusion and lethargy. On evaluation the patient was febrile and tachycardic, with a […]
Abstract Number: 596
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 76 year-old African American female with no past medical history presented with new onset shortness of breath and substernal chest pressure of three week duration. She noted that she had been previously healthy without any issues prior to this incident. On presentation, the patient was afebrile and normotensive (125/76) but tachycardic (110 […]
Abstract Number: 648
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female presented with a 1-day history of exertional, non-positional, mid-sternal, severe chest pain associated with nausea, palpitations and dyspnea. She denied orthopnea, ankle swelling, cough, wheeze, coryza, fever, chills, or recent ill contacts. Past medical history: asthma, vertebral artery dissection, hypothyroidism, migraines, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) infection […]
Abstract Number: 876
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old man with a history of type II diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented with progressive dyspnea on exertion for four weeks. On exam, the patient was tachycardic with an elevated jugular venous pressure of ~16 cmH2O, bibasilar rales, and bilateral lower extremity 2+ pitting edema. Labs were notable for an elevated BNP […]
Abstract Number: 897
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old African-American man with obstructive sleep apnea presented to the emergency department after being called-back due to evidence of complete atrioventricular (AV) block on routine electrocardiogram. Patient reported a 6-month history of fatigue and exertional dyspnea. On physical examination, he was afebrile and in no acute distress. Vital signs were BP: 142/92 […]
Abstract Number: G40
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old previously healthy Caucasian woman was evaluated by a neurologist for seizure-like activity and syncope. She was placed on a Holter monitor that showed episodes of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia (VT), and third-degree AV block. She presented to the emergency department with chest pain, a new left bundle branch block, and […]