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Abstract Number: 751
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Our patient is 78-year-old female with a history of mitral regurgitation, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOT) with systolic anterior motion (SAM) of mitral valve, migraines, and hypertension presented with lightheadedness. She had increased blood pressure at her recent office visit few weeks back necessitating an increase in dosage of verapamil. At presentation, […]
Abstract Number: 757
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Radiation associated cardiac disease (RACD) is an important adverse effect which may not present until years to decades following therapy. Presentations include arrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and valvular pathologies, as seen in this presentation. A 50-year-old female with past medical history of breast cancer treated with chemo-radiation eight years prior presented […]
Abstract Number: 877
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old woman with past medical history of hypertension was discovered unresponsive at home, prompting initiation of CPR during transportation to the Emergency Department, resulting in the restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). A chest x-ray indicated the presence of left-sided tension pneumothorax, necessitating the placement of a chest tube. Initial electrocardiogram (EKG) findings […]
Abstract Number: 883
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 29 year-old woman with sickle cell disease (SCD) on hydroxyurea and L-glutamine, and mild intermittent asthma presented to our institution with right lower extremity and back pain suggestive of a vaso-occlusive crisis. She did not report fever, cough or dyspnea. Vital signs revealed a heart rate of 91/min, blood pressure of 126/86 […]
Abstract Number: 895
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 25-day old, full term male, presented to the ED with one day of decreased oral intake and a rectal temperature of 39.2ºC.In the ED, the patient was febrile to 38.6 ºC and had mottled skin with an otherwise unremarkable physical examination. Initial workup included CBC with a WBC of 3.6 10^3/uL, ANC […]
Abstract Number: C25
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old African American female with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) with stent placement, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia developed chest pain after being admitted for pulmonary embolism secondary to recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer. She was treated appropriately, but developed severe chest pain on day six of her stay. The patient’s vital signs […]
Abstract Number: D30
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old man with a history of exercise-induced asthma presented with left-sided chest pain and exertional dyspnea. Two weeks ago, he started experiencing chest pain when playing basketball. The pain was relieved with rest. Prior to current admission, he was treated for asthma exacerbation for similar symptoms at a community hospital. He continued […]
Abstract Number: F31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old female awoke one morning to thirty minutes of right sided weakness and slurred speech prompting hospital admission for stroke. Treatment with metronidazole and ciprofloxacin for colitis diagnosed two days ago was continued in hospital. Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) of the brain MRI revealed infarctions in multiple vascular territories involving bilateral cerebral […]
Abstract Number: O47
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 42-year-old female with a past medical history of end stage renal disease from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis on hemodialysis for the past four years, presented to her cardiologist with worsening dyspnea on exertion and a feeling of “increased fluid in her lungs”. An outpatient transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) was obtained, which showed a normal […]
Abstract Number: 1002
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: The patient was a 28-year-old male with past medical history significant for polysubstance abuse including alcohol and opiates, as well as chronic DVTs on coumadin, who originally presented to the hospital for recurrent pancreatitis. Two weeks into his admission, he abruptly became hypotensive (MAP < 65mmHg), tachycardic, and hypoxemic (SpO2 < 88% on […]