Meeting
Abstract Number: 319
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old man with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic intra-abdominal arterial aneurysms attributed to RA-associated vasculitis presented with a one-day history of right upper quadrant abdominal pain and melena. His vital signs were within normal limits. Notable laboratory studies included hemoglobin 6.1 g/dL, total bilirubin 1.4 mg/dL, AST 161 U/L, ALT 217 [...]
Abstract Number: 510
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 14-year-old previously healthy male presented to a community hospital for sudden repeated episodes of initially non-bloody, and then grossly bloody, emesis. He denied sick contacts, travel, significant NSAID use, alcohol consumption, and caustic ingestions. On presentation, he had normal vital signs, mild epigastric tenderness, and heme-positive dark stool. His labs were notable [...]
Abstract Number: 927
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 16-month-old boy with developmental delay, anal atresia, lipomyelomeningocele, and tethered cord syndrome transferred to a tertiary care center for recurrent postprandial blood-streaked emesis and failure to thrive. His past surgical history was remarkable for anorectoplasty. On admission to the outside hospital, his laboratory values were consistent with dehydration, hemoconcentration & hypokalemia. Stool occult [...]
Abstract Number: 1246
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 39-year-old male with history of previously treated TB meningitis 15 years ago, chronic hydrocephalus who received endoscopic third ventriculostomy few months ago, presented again with headaches and was found to have hydrocephalus. Patient received Ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement and CSF was obtained after the procedure. CSF studies showed (216-WBCs lymphocytic predominant fluid 81 %), [...]