Meeting
Abstract Number: 563
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with progressive weakness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and confusion for several weeks following an eye surgery the month prior, with symptoms acutely worsening over the last week. On the day of admission, she was found disoriented and clinging to a doorway at home, unable […]
Abstract Number: 621
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 81-year-old patient with hypertension presented to the emergency department with one week of dry cough and fatigue. He reported pleuritic chest discomfort, but denied dyspnea, fevers, chills, palpitations, or lightheadedness. His vital signs were normal. Initial workup was notable for an unremarkable chest x-ray, positive COVID-19 PCR, B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) 426 […]