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Search Results for Chylothorax
Abstract Number: 438
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old man presented with worsening abdominal distention, lower extremity edema and shortness of breath 8 weeks after undergoing uneventful aortobifemoral bypass graft (AFBG). The patient was cachectic man, who had significant abdominal distention from ascites confirmed with ultrasound, right lung dullness with decreased air entry due to pleural effusions and bilateral lower […]
Abstract Number: 541
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old female with no prior past medical history who presented to the ED with complaints of shortness of breath. Chest-x-ray was found to be positive for right sided pleural effusion. A thoracentesis was performed and pleural fluid found to be exudative per Light’s criteria. Fluid cytology and cell count were within normal […]
Abstract Number: 672
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man presented with 5 months of anasarca and recurrent chylous ascites and left chylothorax. He had symptoms of dyspnea, orthostatic hypotension, bloating, early satiety, 20-pound unintentional weight loss, anasarca, and left periorbital purpura. He was a 25 pack-year current smoker with a past medical history including type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, […]
Abstract Number: 672
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 26-year-old female with lymphangiomatosis presented to the emergency department with fever and malaise of one day duration. She denied headache, cough, nausea, dysuria, or rash. Vitals were notable for elevated heart and respiratory rate. Initial lab work revealed a WBC of 5.9 with a neutrophilic predominance of 99%. This neutrophilia led to […]
Abstract Number: N27
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male with history of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis complicated by recurrent hepatic hydrothorax (requiring approximately 15 thoracenteses) presented with dyspnea. Admission chest x-ray and subsequent computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a large pleural effusion with collapse of the right lower lobe. He underwent thoracentesis with removal of two liters of pink, […]
Abstract Number: 1108
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old woman with a history of diabetes, hypertension, and sleep apnea presented to the hospital with acute onset shortness of breath. Several months prior, she had undergone dental extraction that was complicated by poor wound healing. Unusually, the surgeon noted pus from the site of extraction but when further analyzed, it was […]