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Abstract Number: 964
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 73-year-old male had a witnessed fall at home with a minor head injury without loss of consciousness. Later, his wife noted him having new onset convulsive seizures and immediately notified EMS. Upon EMS arrival, he was alert but confused- his fingerstick glucose measured 11 mg/dL. He received oral glucose and was transferred to […]
Abstract Number: E38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: Hepatic carcinosarcoma (HCS) is an extremely rare kind of hepatic malignancy with elements of both carcinoma and sarcoma. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), on the other hand, is the most common lymphoid malignancy in North America accounting for ~25% of leukemia cases in the United States. This is the first case report in medical […]
Abstract Number: J38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male came to the hospital after he noticed dysarthria and progressive bilateral arm and leg weakness, with sensory changes that were progressive over 2 months. At the time of his presentation, his functional status had diminished- he had to use a cane to ambulate. His medical history was pertinent for HIV, […]
Abstract Number: L45
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old man with a past medical history of intravenous drug use and morbid obesity presented with worsening bilateral lower leg pain and swelling. The patient reported chronic bilateral leg edema after a car accident a year before and started noticing skin changes with multiple bumps on his legs for several months. He […]
Abstract Number: M24
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 13-year-old female with Aicardi syndrome and treatment-resistant epilepsy presented to the emergency department with several weeks of diarrhea and vomiting. Her review of symptoms was negative for recent fevers, chills, shortness of breath, cough, sick contacts, or respiratory distress. Physical exam was notable for intermittent discomfort with palpation in the right upper […]
Abstract Number: O10
SHM Converge 2022
Background: We aimed to represent the effects of SARS Co V -2 on kidney functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients of varied baseline GFR values staged into renal categories of one to five. Methods: We conducted a single-center, retrospective study using data of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with acute kidney injuries. Demographic characteristics, clinical […]
Abstract Number: O38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old male with a known history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and depression presented with 5 days of upper abdominal pain that radiated to the left chest and frequent muscle spasms. He was evaluated in the emergency department for right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Due to concerns for cholecystitis, point-of-care ultrasound was […]
Abstract Number: 1067
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 24 year old Hispanic male with history of ESRD due to presumed medullary cystic disease who underwent DDKT x2 first in 2/2011 complicated by acute vascular rejection with loss of transplant, then again in 11/2011 which was complicated by antibody mediated rejection in 2015 that was treated with plasmapheresis developed a subacute […]
Abstract Number: 1199
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 17 year old female with history of severe persistent asthma, allergies, and chronic marijuana use presents with one month of worsening dyspnea, cough, and chest pain, after treatment for left lower lobe pneumonia and asthma exacerbation.She was afebrile, tachycardic, tachypneic, but saturating well on room air. Lung exam had diminished breath sounds at […]