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Abstract Number: 702
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: The patient is a 59-year-old male with chronic heart failure found to have cardiac sarcoidosis and subsequently treated inpatient with high-dose steroids. In addition, computed tomography imaging revealed pulmonary nodules. Due to a suspected infection, empirical antibiotics and antifungals were administered, however, treatment failed to clear the nodules. Further, weeks of antibiotic therapy […]
Abstract Number: 746
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 82-year-old female with diastolic heart failure presented with one-month worsening dyspnea on exertion and a week of scant hemoptysis and fatigue. She denied tuberculosis risk factors, night sweats, fevers, or skin, joint, or urinary changes. She was fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Her medications included aspirin and hydralazine. Her past medical, surgical, and […]
Abstract Number: 765
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 68 y.o. male presented with a purpuric rash, petechia, and suspected vasculitis. Past medical history included Hypertension, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Depression/Anxiety, DM type II and obesity. Significant presentations included pruritic rash and petechiae that started about a month before the presentation, worsening dyspnea, intermittent hemoptysis, and worsening bilateral pedal […]
Abstract Number: 770
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 36 year old man with a history of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) of unclear etiology was admitted with a three-week history of progressively worsening fatigue, weakness and lightheadedness. Further questioning revealed a 12 month history of hemoptysis which he described as productive of about a half-dollar amount of blood every morning. He […]
Abstract Number: 778
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old African-American woman presented to our Emergency Department with hemoptysis and severe respiratory distress. Two weeks prior to presentation, she was admitted with persistent cough and blood streaked sputum of 1-month duration and was treated with antibiotics for a presumptive diagnosis of pnemonia after a negative bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Her […]
Abstract Number: 794
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 78 y/o M with past medical history of Diabetes Mellitus type 2, Dyslipidemia ,RCC s/p partial nephrectomy presented with altered mental status. Symptoms started with fatigue, generalized weakness, SOB, 18-20 pound weight loss, constipation ,loss of appetite and confusion that started 1 month ago. Patient appeared frail, was not oriented to time, place […]
Abstract Number: 835
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old man presented with two weeks of progressive dyspnea. He denied chest pain, lower extremity edema, orthopnea, melena, hematochezia, hemoptysis, cough, or fever. He had a previous presentation with similar symptoms of unknown etiology a few weeks before treated with steroids, blood transfusions, and antibiotics with improvement in symptoms. He was on […]
Abstract Number: 840
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 26-year-old male with no significant past medical history was intubated due to respiratory failure from cocaine and fentanyl overdose. Admission labs showed severe rhabdomyolysis (creatinine kinase> 22K U/L), hyperphosphatemia (>20mg/dL) and hyperkalemia (>10mmol/L) with creatinine 2.9mg/dL. ICU course was complicated by hypoalbuminemia, chronic hypocalcemia (corrected calcium-7.6-8.4 mmol/L) and chronic hyperphosphatemia (5.6-10mg/dL). He […]
Abstract Number: 874
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 51yoM with no significant medical history presents to ED for evaluation of progressive bilaterally injected, painful conjunctiva of 1 months duration, nonproductive cough and pleuritic chest pain of 1 week’s duration. He was recently treated with moxifloxacin for conjunctivitis without improvement in symptoms. After treatment, he developed nonproductive cough associated with pleurisy and […]
Abstract Number: 904
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 51yoM with no significant medical history presents to ED for evaluation of progressive bilaterally injected, painful conjunctiva of 1 months duration, nonproductive cough and pleuritic chest pain of 1 week’s duration. He was recently treated with moxifloxacin for conjunctivitis without improvement in symptoms. After treatment, he developed nonproductive cough associated with pleurisy and […]