Session Type
Meeting
Search Results for Diabetes Mellitus
Abstract Number: 521
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old black male presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset diffuse abdominal pain, along with nausea and vomiting. Review of systems was positive for polyuria and polydipsia. The examination was unremarkable apart from a sizeable fungating lesion of the left lower extremity by the ankle measuring 12 x 8 cm. […]
Abstract Number: 548
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 90-year-old female presented with generalized weakness, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea of 3 days duration. She also reported anorexia but denied any fever, chills, abdominal pain, chest pain, shortness of breath and cough. Vital signs were unremarkable. Physical exam was remarkable for dry oral mucous membranes, the presence of bilateral nephrostomy tubes and costovertebral […]
Abstract Number: 551
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with a medical history significant for unmanaged type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department with generalized body weakness associated with 5 days of melena and coffee ground emesis in the setting of heavy use of naproxen for chronic severe lower back pain. He reported recent visits to a […]
Abstract Number: 654
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old female with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with subacute worsening right thigh swelling and pain. Her history included mild trauma to her right thigh during a recent cross-country road trip. Her physical exam showed significant swelling and tenderness to the anteromedial right thigh with palpable distal pulses […]
Abstract Number: 661
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old man with a past medical history of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus type 2 presented to the emergency room with 7 months of bilateral leg pain and swelling that acutely worsened in the last 2 weeks and multiple recent mechanical falls. The falls were not associated with loss of consciousness or other […]
Abstract Number: 752
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old African American man presented as a transfer from an outside hospital for uncontrolled diabetic ketoacidosis. Two months prior to admission he was diagnosed with ketosis prone type 2 diabetes mellitus. On presentation he had a BMI 22.6, a rash around his nose, acanthosis nigricans under his arms, Raynaud’s phenomenon and intermittent […]
Abstract Number: 756
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 89-year-old year old woman with a history of type II diabetes mellitus, insulin-naïve and well-controlled on a regimen of metformin, sitagliptin, and dapagliflozin, presented with 3 days of nausea, vomiting, and poor intake of food and liquids. She had recently been prescribed cephalexin for a suspected UTI. She reported a subacute history […]
Abstract Number: 766
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 50 year old female with history of type 1 diabetes mellitus, alcohol use disorder, and mood disorder was found down and unresponsive. She was intubated in the ED and admitted to the ICU for further management. Initial laboratory data was concerning for diabetic ketoacidosis, with a pH of 6.8, glucose 794 mg/dL, […]
Abstract Number: 949
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 50 year old man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) presented with flank pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. On exam, he was febrile, tachycardic, hypotensive, and had right sided CVA tenderness. The ER performed a CT stone protocol, however, imaging demonstrated right sided emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN). Our patient was admitted […]
Abstract Number: 960
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 26-year-old male with a history of schizophrenia presented with generalized abdominal pain and altered mental status. He has a history of multiple psychiatric admissions, specifically seven times in the past two years, and long-term antipsychotic usage. Most recently, he was discharged on clozapine, divaloproex, and trazodone. Initial physical exam was notable for […]