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Search Results for Cytopenia
Abstract Number: 577
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An 84 year old male with past medical history of prostate cancer with metastasis to bone presented with thrombocytopenia. His original diagnosis of prostate cancer was made with a PSA and a transrectal ultrasound-guided needle biopsy of the prostate. The biopsy showed extensive adenocarcinoma in all core samples taken. Bone scan at that […]
Abstract Number: 594
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 84-year-old woman with a past medical history of HTN, DM2, CHF, and hypothyroidism presented to an offsite ED after falling on her buttock when rising from a kitchen chair. She had an uneventful course of COVID-19 four weeks prior. Over the last 2 weeks, she developed progressive weakness. Upon arrival at the […]
Abstract Number: 598
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 77 year old Jehovah’s Witness woman presented with one month of petechial rash, epistaxis and oral mucosal bleeding. There was no recent travel or infectious illness. She denied herbal or toxic ingestions. Her exam was remarkable only for diffuse petechiae. Labwork was significant for new severe thrombocytopenia (2 K/UL), a normal peripheral […]
Abstract Number: 600
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old previously healthy man presented with subacute fatigue, back pain, and fevers. He developed gradual exertional intolerance in the preceding months which had progressively worsened prior to seeking medical attention. On the day of his presentation, he developed significant abdominal and atraumatic midline back pain. Vital signs at presentation were notable for […]
Abstract Number: 605
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: This is a 38 year old male with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, bipolar disorder and alcohol abuse who was brought to the emergency room after he collapsed on the subway in May 2018. Several days prior to this episode, he reported cyclical fevers to a maximum of 102F, myalgias and […]
Abstract Number: 612
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 68-year-old female with a history of CKD IV and chronic iron deficiency anemia who was admitted for symptoms of generalized weakness and found to be in hypovolemic shock from a suspected GI bleed. The hospital course was complicated by a left MCA stroke. During the initial workup, […]
Abstract Number: 615
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old man presented with fever and malaise for two weeks associated with chills, non-bloody diarrhea, and unintentional weight loss of 8 lbs. He tested positive for influenza-A two weeks prior to presentation and was started on Oseltamivir by his primary care physician, without symptomatic improvement. There was no recent history of sick […]
Abstract Number: 628
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 32 year-old African American man with a history of Kikuchi-Fujimoto’s Disease (KFD), presented with 2 weeks of fever, cervical lymphadenopathy and cough. Laboratory tests showed pancytopenia, elevated ESR, positive double stranded DNA and ANA titer. Complement 3 and 4 levels were low. His fever persisted despite broad spectrum antibiotics. Computed tomography (CT) […]
Abstract Number: 632
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old gentleman with metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma with liver and lung metastases, was recently started on pazopanib, a non-specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor. He was brought to the hospital by family for increasing confusion and decreased oral intake. He was hemodynamically stable and afebrile on presentation. Initial labs were significant for low platelet count […]
Abstract Number: 633
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old man with congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease presented with shortness of breath of two days duration. He denied fevers, chills, chest pain, or cough. Presenting vitals were significant for oxygen saturation of 80%, requiring. All other vitals were within normal limits. Physical exam was unremarkable. His labs were significant […]