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Abstract Number: 549
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 72-year-old male with history of hypertension, Stage IIIB squamous cell cancer of the right lung status post chemo-radiation presented to the clinic for a routine annual physical. He was found to be bradycardic with heart rates in the 40s and was subsequently transferred to our hospital for further management.He was asymptomatic with a […]
Abstract Number: 588
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old female who is G2P2 with past medical history of diabetes mellitus and who experienced menopause at 50, presented to an outside outpatient care facility with a one-month history of intermittent abdominal pain. The patient was sent home with the assumption that it was a case of left sided diverticulitis and was […]
Abstract Number: 593
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 56 y/o African American male with a history of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation presented with “pounding” chest pain after being assaulted. On presentation, the patient was afebrile and normotensive but significantly tachycardic (heart rate 140). Physical exam revealed an irregular rhythm with a s3 gallop and a 2/6 systolic murmur in the left […]
Abstract Number: 629
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: We report here a case of high output heart failure (HOHF), a rare but potential complication of Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in a post-renal transplant patient.A 60-year-old male with end-stage renal disease and subsequent renal transplant 3 months ago presented with exertional dyspnea, worsening anasarca, and weight gain of 20 pounds. The patient also […]
Abstract Number: 631
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 68 year old man with past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis with recent travel to Mexico was admitted after clinically worsening at home roughly a week after a previous 10 day admission for intermittent high fevers. The patient had had a prostate biopsy 2 weeks prior to his first admission and he […]
Abstract Number: 652
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 30 year old male presented with symptoms of intermittent episodes of chest pain with palpitations, tremors associated with night sweats, heat intolerance, and unintentional weight loss for the last 6 months. He had no significant past medical history, did not take any medications at home, and had no prior surgeries. He denies […]
Abstract Number: 653
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Introduction: In a hospital medicine service, how often do we come across the conundrum of a high risk bleeder who has a high risk for clot? This is one of the more common clinical scenarios that plague us as providers. A double edged sword, we talk about the dire consequences on either side […]
Abstract Number: 700
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old healthy active male with past medical history of Hypertension and tobacco use 1 pack per day, presented with flushing, weakness, pre-syncope, skin hives, diarrhea, shortness of breath and unintentional 20 pounds loss. Recently returned from a trip to Cuba and his PCP performed blood work and stool studies , significant for […]
Abstract Number: 725
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a history of multiple falls. Her physical exam was unremarkable. A computerized tomographic scan of the head and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the contrast of brain showed frontoparietal mass with metastatic brain lesions. Right frontal craniotomy with tumor resection was done and biopsy […]
Abstract Number: 763
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 15-year-old male presented with sharp, constant back pain following a mechanical fall from standing height two days previously. He did not have any loss of consciousness and was able to ambulate following the injury. The back pain started immediately after the fall and continued to worsen over the following two days. He […]