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Abstract Number: 529
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 62 year old woman with a history of hypertension suddenly developed a headache starting 3 days after receiving the influenza vaccine. The headache worsened and was associated with nausea, photosensitivity and vomiting. The next day she was lethargic, and that night, her husband states she sat up in bed and started “speaking […]
Abstract Number: 567
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 66 year old man with a history of eosinophilic granulomastosis with polyangiitis presented with ascending numbness and unsteadiness that worsened over two days and finally manifested as paraesthesia and weakness in all extremities, gait imbalance, and diplopia. Three weeks prior to presentation, the patient had received the flu vaccine. Neurology was consulted upon […]
Abstract Number: 593
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 18 year old male presented with ten days of fever, sinus congestion, cough, right sided headache, myalgia and diarrhea. He had no significant past medical history but recently travelled to Bahia, Brazil and engaged in ocean swimming and sushi consumption. He had tested positive for Influenza A at his primary care office […]
Abstract Number: 597
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension and occasional alcohol use presented to our facility for progressively worsening shortness of breath and flu-like symptoms of six days duration. The patient was started on oseltamivir at an urgent care two days prior to presentation. On evaluation, the patient was diaphoretic and […]
Abstract Number: 624
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Case 1 is a 55 year-old healthy man who was brought to the ER after co-workers witnessed him slump down while seated and lose consciousness for 30 seconds. The patient recalled feeling “uneasy” prior to the episode. There were no tonic-clonic movements or loss of bowel or bladder function. Upon awakening, the patient […]
Abstract Number: 628
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: The patient is a 20-year-old male who is an immigrant from Egypt with no significant medical history. He presented with recurrent fevers, chills, and dysuria for one week. He was prescribed cephalexin for a urinary tract infection at an urgent care clinic. The patient continued to have fevers and developed a dry cough […]
Abstract Number: 675
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A healthy 48-year-old male presented to the emergency department with fever, joint pain, fatigue, malaise, and oliguria. One week prior he had been seen at an urgent care clinic for fevers, chills, nasal congestion, and sore throat and was formally diagnosed with influenza B and strep pharyngitis. At that office visit he was […]
Abstract Number: 700
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old female with a history of Type 1 Diabetes presented with a one day history of lower abdominal pain. The pain was most pronounced in bilateral lower quadrants and suprapubic regions. She had a Kyleena® intrauterine device (IUD) placed for dysmenorrhea, five months prior to presentation. She denied any sexual activity following […]
Abstract Number: 817
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old man with a history of Chlamydia infection presented with lower extremity swelling, rash, arthralgia and fever for 6 days. He initially noticed pain and swelling localized to the left anterior shin which then spread to the left hip and left shoulder. He was sexually active with multiple female partners with inconsistent […]
Abstract Number: 837
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old man with recent travel to India presented with fevers, abdominal pain, and bloody stools. He was admitted two weeks prior to a hospital in India for fever and right upper quadrant pain where he was found to have elevated liver enzymes (ALT 569, AST 390, total bilirubin 9.9) in addition to […]