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Abstract Number: 680
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old man with a history of morbid obesity, asthma, and chronic tracheostomy presented with 3 weeks of abdominal pain. The pain was intermittent and epigastric, without relationship to eating. He had poor appetite and nausea, though no emesis. He denied use of ibuprofen or alcohol. He denied fevers or chills. The pain […]
Abstract Number: 701
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 57 year old man with no significant medical or psychiatric history was admitted to our hospital after a suicide attempt. He was found unconscious in his car with the ignition running in a closed garage. His carboxyhemoglobin level was elevated at 13%. He regained consciousness within a few hours without requiring intubation […]
Abstract Number: 703
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 76 year old male with non-Hodgkin lymphoma presented with shortness of breath and cough and was admitted with acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF). Last chemotherapy treatment was one month before presentation with rituximab, in addition to other agents. He had completed 2 out of 6 planned chemotherapy cycles. On physical exam, there were […]
Abstract Number: 719
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Case Presentation: This is a 3 year old male who recently returned from two months traveling in Liberia. In Liberia, he contracted malaria and was treated with two days of IV antimalarial treatment (thought to be artesunate) followed by three days of oral artemether-lumefantrine with improvement in symptoms. Ten days after completing treatment, […]
Abstract Number: 728
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 84 yo female with a past medical history of HTN, HLD, GERD and reactive airway disease presented with acute shortness of breath and wheezing. Patient appeared anxious, with cyanotic lips and labored breathing. O2 sat on RA was 78%. Associated symptoms included vomiting, diarrhea and an urticarial rash. Patient was successfully treated for […]
Abstract Number: 789
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old man with recently-diagnosed pulmonary fibrosis presented to the hospital with ascending bilateral lower extremity pain and weakness. His symptoms began in both feet and calves, and progressed proximally toward his thighs over the past 6 weeks. During this timeframe, his symptoms evolved from being able to ambulate for miles and climb […]
Abstract Number: 983
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 60 year-old woman with a history of chronic hepatitis C without cirrhosis and schizophrenia with paranoid delusions was admitted with severe progressive bilateral burning foot pain. She had a history of intermittent alcohol use and recent homelessness. She lacked a primary care doctor and sought care for her bilateral lower extremity pain […]
Abstract Number: B42
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old man with recently diagnosed HIV (CD4 57/mm3), not on antiretroviral therapy (ART), presented to the hospital with shortness of breath for several days. He was severely hypoxic, requiring high-flow nasal cannula oxygen. Chest x-ray showed bilateral infiltrates. He was treated empirically with vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam for bacterial pneumonia, and Bactrim and […]
Abstract Number: F33
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 71-year-old female with history of DM2, HTN, breast carcinoma in situ status post mastectomy, B-cell lymphoma (R-CHOP in 2016 & RT, currently in remission), autoimmune hepatitis related cirrhosis on Azathioprine presented to the hospital with a 4-day history of progressively worsening productive cough, mild hemoptysis, fever and shortness of breath. In the Emergency […]
Abstract Number: H13
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Missed doses have been associated with adverse outcomes and directly correlate to time off the floor. Pharmacist-assisted administration has decreased omitted doses. At Eskenazi Health, most patients requiring intermittent hemodialysis move to the dialysis unit for hemodialysis which occurs during standard medication administration times. As it relates to antihypertensives, some patients benefit from holding […]