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Abstract Number: 549
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old woman with a history of cervical carcinoma treated with chemotherapy and radiation in remission presented with weight loss (6 kg), poor oral intake and dysphagia over the prior three months. She reported epigastric and chest discomfort after swallowing, early satiety and the feeling of food becoming stuck in her upper abdomen. […]
Abstract Number: 558
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 44 year old woman with a history of Roux-En-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), hypothyroidism, and morbid obesity, presented with one day of confusion and somnolence. In the emergency department, she was unresponsive to voice with an initial Glasgow Coma Score of 9. Her temperature was 94 F, pulse 94 beats per minute, blood […]
Abstract Number: 607
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with no significant history presented with lower back pain for 1 month. The pain, specifically involving the bilateral lower back which radiated down the buttocks, was sharp, intermittent, and 10/10 in severity. His pain started gradually but progressively worsened, limiting the patient’s ability to ambulate. The patient reported constipation for […]
Abstract Number: 627
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old female with no known past medical history presented with 3-days of multiple episodes of vomiting after consuming Chinese food.She was in atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response.Significant lab analyses included lactate of 13 mg/dL,WBC of 26,000 /µL with left shift, Cr of 3.4 mg/dL,BUN of 48 mg/dL, and Troponin of […]
Abstract Number: 666
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to an outside hospital with persistent nausea and vomiting, a 45 pound weight loss, and dysphagia over a 4-week period. In addition to the new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, esophagogastroduodenoscopy identified a lesion in the gastric cardia concerning for […]
Abstract Number: 674
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 25 year old Hispanic woman, G4P3 pregnant at 18 weeks with underlying hypertension and gallstones, initially presented with low back pain for 10 days. The pain started suddenly, constant, sharp with no precipitating events. It was aggravated by movement and relieved partially with painkillers. She denied lower extremity weakness, numbness, tingling or […]
Abstract Number: 704
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old woman with well-controlled hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented to her primary care physician’s office with two weeks of constant, right-sided clear nasal discharge that began one week after discharge from recent hospitalization for septic shock secondary to E. coli urinary tract infection with associated bacteremia. Her physician recommended therapies for allergic […]
Abstract Number: 705
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old man presented with acute onset abdominal pain during hemodialysis. He had a history of end stage renal disease and extensive vascular disease, including coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, and an abdominal aortic aneurysm. One hour into dialysis, he developed epigastric, burning, ten-out-of-ten abdominal pain that radiated to his back. He […]
Abstract Number: 713
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: This is a case of a 53 year old female with past medical history of hypertension, anxiety and gastric bypass surgery in 2001. She presented to the hospital acutely ill, complaining of inability to ambulate along with leg weakness that had started two years ago and was associated with progressive numbness and tingling. […]
Abstract Number: 741
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 68-year-old woman presented with three weeks of progressive abdominal and leg swelling. While visiting family in Mexico two weeks prior, she developed an itchy rash on her thighs that spread distally. She denied fever, cough, dysphagia, vomiting, or abdominal pain, but did report a six pound weight loss. Physical exam […]