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Abstract Number: 641
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old woman with hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) complicated by recurrent organizing pneumonia (OP) was admitted to a hospital medicine service with four weeks of involuntary spasms of her abdominal wall muscles and hypoxemia. She reported having similar episodes during past OP flares which resolved quickly with prednisone. Notable admission vitals included a heart […]
Abstract Number: 650
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 65 year-old man was admitted to the inpatient medical service with worsening cough and dyspnea. He also reported progressive muscle weakness and myalgias over the past several weeks. His past medical history was significant for tobacco use, hypertension, hypothyroidism, and obesity. On admission, he was hemodynamically stable and afebrile with mild tachypnea […]
Abstract Number: 665
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old woman with no prior past medical history presented to the emergency room with several weeks of dysphagia, rash on her face, hands, chest, accompanied by fatigue, malaise, followed by progressively worsening shortness of breath. Over 8 weeks, she also developed a rash over her dorsal hands and upper chest wall, associated […]
Abstract Number: 696
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 50-year-old male with a history of developmental disability and hypothyroidism who presented from a nursing home with fatigue and cough for three days. The patient was found to have a left upper lobe consolidation on chest x-ray consistent with pneumonia. Labs revealed neutrophilic leukocytosis. He was started […]
Abstract Number: 703
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 76 year old male with non-Hodgkin lymphoma presented with shortness of breath and cough and was admitted with acute hypoxic respiratory failure (AHRF). Last chemotherapy treatment was one month before presentation with rituximab, in addition to other agents. He had completed 2 out of 6 planned chemotherapy cycles. On physical exam, there were […]
Abstract Number: 707
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 64-year-old female with a past medical history of cerebral palsy presented with recurrent fever. One week earlier, she had been hospitalized for sialadenitis and pneumonia and completed a 10 day course of antibiotics. Family reported recurrent fevers (Tm 102F) after discharge with associated mucosal ulcerations and chronic intermittent joint pain. She did not […]
Abstract Number: 727
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 64-year-old female is admitted for workup and management of subacute, progressive dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, dry cough, and new oxygen requirement. History is significant for plaque psoriasis on adalimumab (initiated 3 months prior to presentation), ulcerative colitis status post proctocolectomy, sicca symptoms, Raynaud’s phenomenon, GERD, maternal history of rheumatoid arthritis, and a 50-pack-year […]
Abstract Number: 744
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, and tobacco abuse was admitted to the hospital for worsening shortness of breath and cough. The patient was initially admitted to the hospital for cough and shortness of breath. CT chest revealed multifocal pneumonia and the patient was started […]
Abstract Number: 757
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 62-year-old female with a past medical history of breast cancer diagnosed one-year prior status post lumpectomy, adjuvant radiation, and letrozole, who presented to the hospital with a 1.5 month history of cough, night sweats, fevers, and weight loss. She reported the cough was initially productive of yellow […]
Abstract Number: 763
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old man with history of hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and hyperlipidemia presented with jaundice and one week of diarrhea with occasional hematochezia. In addition, he noted dark urine, decreased PO intake and appetite. On exam, he was jaundiced with scleral icterus. Lab work revealed acute kidney injury with initial creatinine level of […]