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Abstract Number: 590
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 40 year old female presents with intermittent mid-sternal squeezing chest pain, radiating to the left arm since 2 days. She denied any positional change in symptoms or family history of coronary artery disease. Her medical history was significant for hypertension and smoking, and her only home medication was lisinopril. Physical examination was […]
Abstract Number: 602
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old woman with no cardiac risk factors, who was 8-weeks post-partum with an unremarkable peripartum course, suddenly collapsed at a park. Bystander CPR was initiated and the initial cardiac rhythm, which was ventricular fibrillation (VF), converted to sinus rhythm after defibrillation. While in the emergency department, she had another episode of VF, […]
Abstract Number: 627
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 77-year-old female with atrial fibrillation (AF) on flecainide, sinus node dysfunction (SND), and permanent pacemaker presents with frequent palpitations. EKG showed regular, wide-complex tachycardia with ventricular rate of 137 BPM. Device interrogation revealed atrial flutter with 1:1 AV conduction (AL11AV). Rhythm terminated with overdrive atrial pacing along with resolution of symptoms. Troponins […]
Abstract Number: 631
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented with lip swelling and shortness of breath following shellfish ingestion. She denied chest pain. Due to concern for angioedema, she received intramuscular epinephrine, intravenous methylprednisolone, diphenhydramine and famotidine. A 12-lead electrocardiogram revealed 2 mm ST segment elevation in leads II, III and aVF […]
Abstract Number: 631
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes, multiple strokes with residual left sided deficit, and chronic kidney disease, who presented with altered mental status (AMS) after losing consciousness for 20 minutes during which family noticed left sided facial droop and dysarthria. The patient denied chest […]
Abstract Number: 660
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 68 year old male with a history of severe hemophilia (factor VIII <1%) and hypertension presented with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, severe dyspnea, diaphoresis and substernal chest pain for several days prior to admission. On initial presentation, electrocardiogram revealed ST-segment depressions in leads V5 and V6, with a troponin elevation to 24, […]
Abstract Number: 719
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes on insulin pump and hypertension presented to the ED with abdominal pain with associated nausea/vomiting and shortness of breath for one day. She reported her insulin pump has been malfunctioning for several days. She denied fever/chills, chest pain, or diarrhea. She denied any toxic habits.Vital signs […]
Abstract Number: 765
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old patient with a history of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) requiring 2 cardiac stents at the age of 30, presented with intermittent substernal chest pressure. He denied a previous history of nicotine, alcohol, or recreational drug use, and related having an uncle with premature coronary arterial disease (CAD). His physical exam was […]
Abstract Number: 785
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Sepsis is a primary cause of death in nearly 23.5% of chronic heart failure patients. The relationship between acute cholecystitis and cardiovascular disease is vague but there have been few studies suggesting cholecystocardiac link. Here we describe a similar case that presented as pulmonary edema and myocardial ischemia.81-year-old male with past medical history […]
Abstract Number: 785
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old woman, gravida 1, para 1, with an unremarkable medical history, presented with sharp left-sided chest pain radiating to the left arm, two weeks postpartum. Initial evaluation revealed stable vital signs, T wave inversions on lateral leads in the EKG, and elevated troponin levels (23.271 and 23.173). Coronary catheterization exposed near 100% […]