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Search Results for Hypercalcemia
Abstract Number: 585
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old man with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis presented to the emergency department for evaluation of a new facial rash and was found to be hypercalcemic to 15.6 mg/dL. A subsequent ionized calcium and cystatin C were also found to be elevated at 1.90 mMol/L and 2.55 mg/L (eGFR 23), respectively. His […]
Abstract Number: 612
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old man presented with progressive fatigue, 30-pound weight loss, and arthralgias over six months. He also noted more recent onset of left upper quadrant abdominal discomfort and nonproductive cough. Past medical history was notable for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and nephrolithiasis requiring lithotripsy. He had never smoked cigarettes. Examination revealed tender splenomegaly […]
Abstract Number: 632
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Our patient is an 83 year old female with medical history of right breast cancer treated with lumpectomy and chemo-radiation 12 years ago. She presented with complaints of generalized weakness and confusion for 5 days. On admission, labs were significant for elevated calcium level of 17.2 mg/dL, white blood cell count (WBC) of […]
Abstract Number: 655
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 53-yo Male with past medical history of poly-substance abuse presented with weakness, shortness of breath and productive cough for 1 month. He also reported low-grade fever, chills, fatigue, and weight loss of 30 to 40 pounds. He had 25-pack-year history of smoking. On examination, he had bronchial breath sounds in right upper lung […]
Abstract Number: 668
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 77 year old Filipino male with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5, Diabetes Type 2, stage I diastolic congestive heart failure and hypertension who presented with dyspnea and abdominal pain in the setting of paradoxical hypercalcemia. On CT chest, the patient had unremarkable lung parenchyma with a large […]
Abstract Number: 671
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 42-year-old Ethiopian woman presented to the emergency department complaining of an enlarging neck mass, dysphagia, anorexia, vomiting and constipation for the previous two weeks. She had no relevant past medical or family history. On admission, she became acutely altered requiring intubation for airway protection. She was normotensive and tachycardic, and a significant […]
Abstract Number: 680
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 55-year-old woman with a remote history of renal transplant complicated by stage 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) presented to the emergency room with a week history of progressive fatigue, fever, dry cough and exertional dyspnea. Outpatient medications were tacrolimus 2.5mg BID, mycophenolate mofetil 500mg BID, prednisone 5mg daily, and vitamin D 1000 […]
Abstract Number: 696
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 65 year old male with hypertension, type II diabetes, heart failure with recovered ejection fraction and emphysema with 30 pack year smoking history started to experience 15 pound weight loss and anemia 18 months ago. Initial presentation to PCP revealed elevated ALP 292U/L and Hemoglobin 12.6g/dL. Cancer screening with CT chest showed […]
Abstract Number: 734
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 39 year old woman with history of GERD presented to the ED for unretractable abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting despite chronic treatment with omeprazole. She also noted dyspnea on exertion, fatigue, and paler skin with a 80 pound weight loss over the past year. She described her vomitus as dark coffee […]
Abstract Number: 767
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 6mo female with GERD presented with poor weight gain. She was born full-term with a normal newborn screen. Family history was non-contributory. Since birth, she had poor weight gain despite medical therapy . She had large-volume spit ups shortly after eating, prompting GI evaluation. She was developmentally delayed, unable to sit without […]