Meeting
Abstract Number: 732
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old Hispanic man with a medical history of hypertension, T2D with neuropathy, and hyperlipidemia without previous exposure to glucocorticoid presented to the emergency department (ED) with mild fever, headache, and shortness lasting three days. His diabetes had been well controlled with glipizide, metformin, and liraglutide, and his recent glycated hemoglobin was 7.2% […]
Abstract Number: D41
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old man with a history of hypertension and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) two months prior presented to the emergency department (ED) with five days of fever, malaise, vomiting, and diarrhea. He tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) three days prior and received monoclonal antibody infusion the day prior […]
Abstract Number: I25
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 28 year-old unvaccinated man with a history of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in remission presented with thrombocytopenia. Six weeks ago, he was exposed to COVID-19 and developed cough and rhinorrhea. He was not tested but started taking hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. Three weeks prior to admission, he began noticing mucosal bleeding. One week prior to […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Literature on the prognostic value of laboratory tests on patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is sparse.1-4 Based on available evidence our institution developed a protocol for care of patients admitted with COVID-19. In addition to routine labs (complete blood count, complete metabolic panel, venous lactate, etc.), the protocol recommends a set of COVID-specific daily lab […]