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Abstract Number: 461
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Stress cardiomyopathy, also known as takutsubo cardiomyopathy, is a syndrome that causes transient cardiac apical akinesis or hypokinesis with concurrent basal hyperkinesis. This phenomenon occurs in the absence of angiographic evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease, often induced by emotional stress, and usually reverses within a few weeks to months. A rare variant […]
Abstract Number: 813
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 12 year-old boy was admitted for a 9-month history of pain and 30-pound weight loss. Nine months prior to presentation, this previously well boy developed panic attacks, insomnia, anorexia, intermittent vomiting, and generalized body pain that affected ambulation. He was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and ADHD. Multiple medication and behavior interventions failed to […]
Abstract Number: 912
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 40 year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with two months of increasing fatigue, anorexia, and progressive exertional dyspnea. Additionally, he reported a mild increase in abdominal girth during the same time span. On the day of admission, the patient experienced nausea, vomiting, and severe dyspnea while playing soccer and […]
Abstract Number: C25
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old African American female with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) with stent placement, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia developed chest pain after being admitted for pulmonary embolism secondary to recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer. She was treated appropriately, but developed severe chest pain on day six of her stay. The patient’s vital signs […]
Abstract Number: 1234
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old female presented to the ED complaining of epigastric abdominal pain for 5 days. Her past medical history was pertinent for a prior left upper extremity DVT. Her family history was positive for Factor V Leiden deficiency, for which she previously tested negative. She denied any pain radiation, nausea, vomiting, or change […]