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Abstract Number: 758
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 7-week-old male was admitted to a children’s hospital by his pediatrician due to “failure to thrive” (FTT). He was born full-term, passed his critical congenital heart disease (CHD) screening, and had normal newborn screens. He was exclusively breastfed and regained birthweight by 9 days of age. Over the subsequent weeks, his parents […]
Abstract Number: 758
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: An 87-year-old female with congestive heart failure (CHF), coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, COPD, and chronic kidney disease presented with 3-day-history of diarrhea, worsened dyspnea, leg swelling and weight gain. Vitals signs were temperature 38.3 C, pulse 104, respiration 20-25 and blood pressure 112/46. Examination was significant for bilateral crackles in lungs, irregular […]
Abstract Number: 769
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old female presented to the ED with two days of shortness of breath and fatigue. She reported a past medical history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, chronic kidney disease, and essential hypertension. Medications included Lisinopril, Amlodipine, Furosemide, Atorvastatin, Aspirin, Famotidine, and Warfarin. She denied tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use. […]
Abstract Number: 785
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Sepsis is a primary cause of death in nearly 23.5% of chronic heart failure patients. The relationship between acute cholecystitis and cardiovascular disease is vague but there have been few studies suggesting cholecystocardiac link. Here we describe a similar case that presented as pulmonary edema and myocardial ischemia.81-year-old male with past medical history […]
Abstract Number: 789
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old African-American man with no medical history presented to the emergency department after an episode of sudden onset palpitations and left sided chest pressure lasting an hour. He endorsed radiation of his discomfort to his jaw and left arm as well as accompanying diaphoresis, shortness of breath and pre-syncope. Physical examination was […]
Abstract Number: 808
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with a history of heart failure (HF) and end stage renal disease on dialysis presented with three days of abdominal pain. She was lethargic, hypothermic to 34.5 C, with jugular venous pulsations (JVP) to the earlobe, a systolic murmur at the left sternal border, and right upper quadrant tenderness. Laboratory […]
Abstract Number: 824
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 56 year old male with no prior medical or surgical history presented to the hospital with fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, and bilateral ankle swelling for 2 months. He had also developed 4 pillow orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea but denied any chest pain or history of recurrent infections. He noted that […]
Abstract Number: 829
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 34-year-old morbidly obese man with a history of recurrent headaches was admitted to the hospital with two months of rapidly progressive bilateral vision loss, weight gain, and lower extremities (LE) and scrotal swelling. An eye exam revealed severe papilledema in both eyes. Labs revealed brain natriuretic peptide 588 pg/ml and chest X-ray […]
Abstract Number: 841
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: WF, an 88-year-old man with advanced, wild-type transthyretin-associated (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis (on tafamidis) complicated by distal conduction disease and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, presented with syncope and was admitted to the cardiac critical care unit for symptomatic, bradycardic atrial fibrillation. A continuous dopamine infusion was started with resolution of symptoms and […]
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 […]