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Abstract Number: 676
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: In September 2021, a 53-year-old male with a BMI of 30.91 and no history of alcohol use was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, indicated by a PSA level of 111. A transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy revealed Gleason score 4+5 prostate adenocarcinoma. In February 2022, the patient initiated treatment with Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) […]
Abstract Number: 705
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 13-year-old previously healthy boy presented to the emergency department with 1 day of jaundice and scleral icterus as well as acute on chronic progressive abdominal pain. Review of systems was notable for unintentional 5 kg weight loss over the past year, fatigue, oral ulcers, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and gross hematuria. He had no […]
Abstract Number: 715
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old woman with a past medical history of recurrent bilateral shoulder dislocations presented with three months of progressive constipation, early satiety, nausea, vomiting, and an 18 kg unintentional weight loss. Prior to this admission, she had seen orthopedic surgery due to her recurrent, spontaneous bilateral shoulder dislocations and was noted to have […]
Abstract Number: 757
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: This case report describes a 63-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, abdominal aortic aneurysm status post endovascular repair, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and alcohol use disorder, who presented to the emergency department with a three-week history of generalized weakness followed by a fever for the last three days. Physical examination […]
Abstract Number: 789
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 12-year-old girl presented to her pediatrician with 1.5 weeks of constant, non-exertional, nighttime chest pain and dyspnea. Initial chest x-ray was negative, electrocardiogram (EKG) showed sinus tachycardia and ST changes prompting urgent referral to a cardiology clinic, where repeat EKG showed persistent sinus tachycardia, diffuse ST elevations, and reciprocal PR depression consistent […]
Abstract Number: 828
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old healthy Hispanic male presented to the hospital for evaluation of fever and sore throat for 4 weeks. He had no significant past medical history and he was not on any medications. His vital signs were within normal limits. Physical exam revealed icterus and no hepatosplenomegaly. The remainder of the physical exam […]
Abstract Number: 851
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypothyroidism presented with a severe headache which was posterior, waxing and waning in nature, and associated with nausea and vomiting. The headache started suddenly five days earlier and had awoken her from sleep. At that time she had presented to the emergency […]
Abstract Number: A17
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Although most cigarette smokers want to quit, current cessation therapies have limited effectiveness. Preventing relapse is limited by insufficient understanding of the neural pathways that are triggered during relapse. With recent advances in functional connectivity analysis, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies offer the ability to better neural functional connectivity during relapse. This study […]
Abstract Number: 1102
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male presented with altered mental status of one day duration. The patient’s history was significant for CAD, CKD Stage 3, and a recent whipple procedure for cholangiocarcinoma complicated by abdominal abscess requiring percutaneous drainage and prolonged course of ertapenem (renally dosed). He was admitted to the hospital with encephalopathy after having […]