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Search Results for Hemorrhage
Abstract Number: 119
SHM Converge 2024
Background: Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm (HAP) is a rare entity, potentially life threatening and associated with high mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate Mayo Clinic enterprise’s clinical experience with HAP occurrence, clinical features and outcome in the last 20 years, and to compare our results with what the literature. Methods: This retrospective analysis […]
Abstract Number: 465
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male with a PMH of alcohol use disorder, recurrent pancreatitis, cholecystectomy, diabetes mellitus type 2, and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency room for severe epigastric abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for 2 days in the setting of heavy alcohol use prior to admission. Vital signs on admission were notable for hypertension. […]
Abstract Number: 493
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Electrocardiograms (ECG’s) hold a strong diagnostic value in medicine. They are of particular usefulness when that can be extended to the prognostic arena. In a few cases, it offers particularly important information in the short term. One such finding is the presence of T wave alternans. A 56 year old female with past […]
Abstract Number: 519
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old previously healthy male presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with sudden-onset, excruciating headache in bandlike distribution beginning 2 days prior, associated with nausea and photophobia. The patient experienced mild improvement temporarily with over-the-counter ibuprofen. Social history was significant for daily marijuana use. Non-contrast head CT showed a small amount of subarachnoid […]
Abstract Number: 550
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 72 year-old independent woman on warfarin for recently-diagnosed pulmonary embolism, who was admitted to a local hospital for altered mental status. Upon presentation, a CT scan of the brain showed multiple areas of hemorrhage. The patient was transferred to our tertiary hospital for further management. An MRI […]
Abstract Number: 557
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 32 year-old female without significant medical history presented with nausea and vomiting, 1 week after being a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The original accident caused loss of consciousness, and post-concussive syndrome headaches, but no significant injuries, fractures or internal bleeding. Upon re-admission, she was orthostatic positive. She was lethargic, with a […]
Abstract Number: 559
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 43 year-old-woman with no known medical history presented with two months intermittent fever, cough, pleurisy, hematuria, and weight loss. On exam she had diffuse crackles and lower extremity edema. The patient was intubated for respiratory distress. Laboratory workup revealed acute anemia and urinalysis consistent with nephritic syndrome. Chest x-ray showed bilateral diffuse […]
Abstract Number: 572
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 77-year-old female with no past medical history who presented with two weeks of dyspnea on exertion, scant hemoptysis, and rhinorrhea with occasional blood. Vitals showed tachycardia, tachypnea, and hypoxia with saturations 95% on 15 L/min via heated high flow nasal cannula. Exam revealed accessory muscle use, faint bibasilar rales, […]
Abstract Number: 576
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 27-year old African American male presented with 3 months of bilateral inguinal lymph node enlargement, fevers, night sweats, fatigue, and weight loss. Patient presented for outpatient nodal biopsy and subsequently sent to the ED with severe thrombocytopenia with platelets less than 10,000 and complaints of gum bleeding and petechiae of 3 days. […]
Abstract Number: 593
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Patient is a 61-year-old male found lying only partially clothed in a church courtyard brought in by EMS, hypothermic on arrival and tachycardic in the 130s. HRs improved with hydration and warming. Patient became verbally aggressive and threw himself on the floor multiple times. Initial troponin noted to be 4 peaking at 6.2. […]