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Search Results for Eosinophilia
Abstract Number: L2
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old male with vasculopathy, hypertension, diastolic heart failure, and dialysis-dependent end stage renal disease presented after having hypotensive syncopal episodes during initiation of his last 3 outpatient dialysis sessions. Upon dialysis cessation, he quickly awakened fully oriented with a normal hemodynamics. On arrival, physical exam findings were unrevealing, as were a subsequent […]
Abstract Number: 157
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: There is literature to suggest there is a subtype of COPD patients in which eosinophils may play an important role. Data suggests that this subset of patient are more prone to develop exacerbations, but also have a higher likelihood of responding to inhaled corticosteroid therapy. The objective of this study is to determine if […]
Abstract Number: 329
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: 70-year-old male with remote past medical history of prostate cancer and COPD presented to the emergency department with new onset left side weakness along with left side facial droop. Patient underwent CT scan of the head which was negative and an MRI of the brain which showed multiple bilateral small strokes that raised […]
Abstract Number: 382
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old Filipino man with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with 4 days of fever, abdominal pain and distention. He endorsed unintentional weight loss of 30lbs over the last year as well as a chronic cough. The physical exam was notable for bibasilar lung crackles and abdominal distention with diffuse tenderness […]
Abstract Number: 474
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old man presented with two weeks of dyspnea on exertion and left lower extremity pain and swelling. He reported associated orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and weight gain. He had COPD and OSA. He was diagnosed eight weeks prior to presentation with suspected hypereosinophilic syndrome after an admission with left pleural effusion. Thoracentesis […]
Abstract Number: 502
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 14-year-old male with history of juvenile ankylosing spondylitis (JAS) and asthma presented to the hospitalist service with four weeks of fever, weight loss, dyspnea, wheezing and cough. He was admitted one week prior for treatment of bilateral pneumonia and was continued on antibiotics after discharge for a ten day course. He had […]
Abstract Number: 623
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old female with mild persistent asthma, borderline personality disorder, and substance abuse presented with three days of a non-productive cough and dyspnea. She endorsed generalized malaise and body aches, without fever or chills. In the emergency department she was tachypneic and hypoxic to 87% on room air. A chest X-ray showed a […]
Abstract Number: 625
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 57 year old male with HIV/AIDS was transferred to our hospital for acute onset of lethargy and incoherent speech. He intially presented with a few weeks of headaches, slurred speech, and intermittent confusion, and was diagnosed with toxoplasmosis. He was started on atovaquone and sulfadiazine for taxoplasmosis and levetiracetam for seizure prophylaxis, […]
Abstract Number: 646
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old African American male with a history of sarcoidosis presented with shortness of breath, dry cough, and headaches for 10 days, previously treated for sinusitis with amoxicillin and clavulanate without improvement. He is an electrician and smokes 3 packs of cigarettes per week. He denied any history of asthma, eczema, or atopy, […]
Abstract Number: 656
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 85 y/o man with non-small cell lung cancer and osseous metastases on pembrolizumab presented with 5 months of progressive weakness, intermittent nausea with non-bloody emesis, and decreased appetite with 20 lb. unintentional weight loss. Interval cancer surveillance with PET CT obtained 1 week prior showed a decrease in disease burden suggestive of […]