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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: 770
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 30-year-old G1P1 woman with a history of seasonal allergies, depression, and remote intravenous heroin use presented with progressively worsening bilateral hand swelling over the past three years since giving birth. She described painless bilateral hand swelling with nail thinning, skin bruising, decreased finger dexterity, and intermittent leakage of fluid. She did not […]
Abstract Number: 773
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male with a medical history of type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism presented with six months duration of intermittent pain, swelling, numbness and tingling of his hands. He was previously diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and had carpal tunnel release of his left wrist five months prior to presentation; however, the swelling […]
Abstract Number: 826
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: This is a 32 year old male with no pertinent medical history who presented to the emergency department with complaints of headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea, fevers and chills for 4 days. The patient also admits to generalized weakness and poor appetite. The patient denies any chest pain, dyspnea, shortness of breath. The […]
Abstract Number: 868
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 42-year-old African woman with past medical history of anxiety, depression, hyperlipidemia and recent diagnosis of hypertension presented with two days of acute onset, severe, persistent, cramping mid-epigastric abdominal pain worse with eating and drinking. The pain was associated with nausea and non-bloody non-bilious emesis. The patient was initiated on lisinopril-hydrochlorothiazide two days […]
Abstract Number: 871
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 87 year old female with history of Left ventricular non-compaction(LVNC), HFrEF with EF25-30%, CAD, hypertension, hyperlipidemia presented with acute dyspnea. She denied chest pain, palpitation, lightheadedness. Exam revealed tachycardia, tachypnea and hypoxia, saturating 70% on RA, but no signs of volume overload with baseline chronic lower extremity edema. Her laboratory data showed […]
Abstract Number: 919
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old female with past medical history of gastric sleeve in 2018 and follicular thyroid carcinoma status-post total thyroidectomy in 2019, resulting in hypothyroidism, is currently taking Levothyroxine 200mcg daily. Patient presented to the Emergency department with increasing fatigue for the past 3 weeks. She reported progressive shortness of breath on exertion, “loss […]
Abstract Number: 961
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 63y old female with history of CHF, HTN, and hypothyroidism presented from primary care physician’s office for lab abnormalities. Review of systems was positive for decreased urine output, fatigue, and sinus congestion. Vitals were within normal limits and physical exam was non-contributary. Lab workup was significant for hypokalemia (2.9) and elevated Cr (4.0). […]
Abstract Number: F25
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: An 88-year-old woman with past medical history of atrial fibrillation (on apixaban), CVA, glaucoma, and HTN presented to the ED after a witnessed cardiac arrest at home (downtime ~28 minutes) with ROSC achieved by EMS. As per the daughter, the patient was recently treated for a UTI with cephalexin and had been notified […]
Abstract Number: J36
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 48 y/o African American with h/o obesity and HTN on Enalapril, menorrhagia was sent in by PCP for low H/H of 6.3/23. Patient has been having chronically heavy menses associated with large clots. Her usual hemoglobin is around 9-10mg/dL. Denies any other symptoms.Patient was admitted to medicine for anemia requiring blood transfusion. Cross […]