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Abstract Number: 779
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old woman with past medical history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a 46 pack-year history of smoking presented with gradually worsening shortness of breath and cough with white sputum production.The patient had multiple admissions in the last three months with similar presentation. In the first visit, CT chest showed bilateral […]
Abstract Number: 803
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old female with PMH of hypertension presented with 3-days of worsening shortness of breath, general malaise and increasing home oxygen (O2) requirements. She was recently discharged from an outside hospital with home O2 and oral antibiotics for pneumonia. The patient was admitted for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure presumed secondary to hospital-acquired pneumonia. […]
Abstract Number: A38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 62-year-old female patient with a past medical history of psoriasis (patient was on Adalimumab for three years, then switched to Ixekizumab around eight months before current presentation), gastroesophageal reflux disease, anxiety, hyperlipidemia, and a remote history of smoking in her twenties, who presented with progressive shortness of breath of five days duration. She […]
Abstract Number: B35
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 57-year-old female patient with no significant past medical history presented to the ER with a chief complaint of progressive dyspnea and lower extremity weakness for the past 3 months. Oxygen saturation was 87% on room air. Physical exam revealed bilateral crackles on lung auscultation. Bilateral lower extremities (BLE) had 3/5 strength with a […]
Abstract Number: C40
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old woman with a history of progressive ILD, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and Sjögren syndrome presented to ED for worsening dyspnea on exertion, malaise, fevers, chills, and body ache lasting more than 3 weeks. She had received treatment with antibiotics and a short course of steroids as an outpatient without effect. On physical exam, […]
Abstract Number: M43
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 24-year-old woman with no medical history presented with eight weeks of nausea, vomiting, and fevers. Six weeks prior to admission she had a positive monospot test, positive EBV IgG, and negative EBV IgM. Two weeks prior, she developed cyclical fevers, night sweats, and weight loss. She presented to the ED due to […]