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Abstract Number: 702
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 102-year-old male with a past medical history of coronary artery disease(CAD), transient ischemic attack(TIA) ,well controlled hypertension(HTN), presented to emergency department(ED) with aphaisa and left facial droop of two hours duration. His symptoms were resolved by the time he presented to the ED. Surgical, social, and family histories were unremarkable.Physical Examination was […]
Abstract Number: 703
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 37 year old female with a past medical history of Hypertension, Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (EF=40-45%), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, and Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome presented to the Emergency Department with complaints of pleuritic chest pain that had been persistent for two days duration which radiated down her left arm. Initial laboratory workup noted a normal […]
Abstract Number: 716
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 25-year-old male with a past medical history of von Willebrand disease, thrombocytosis presented to an outside hospital (OSH) with acute onset chest pain. An EKG there showed ST-segment elevation in anterior leads after which he was emergently taken to the cardiac catheterization laboratory. He was found to have an left anterior descending (LAD) […]
Abstract Number: 728
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 37 year-old female with history of menorrhagia on oral contraceptives (OCP) for 2 months, presented with abrupt onset of right lower quadrant abdominal pain (RLQ) for 1 day. Pain was 10/10, constant, sharp, with radiation to right flank, without alleviating factors. Pain was associated with nausea and multiple episodes of vomiting. She […]
Abstract Number: 733
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old man with no significant past medical history was hospitalized with a 2-week history of constant burning left upper quadrant pain, headaches, myalgias, and fever/chills. The patient reported camping in Pennsylvania 1 month prior to presentation. In the ED, he was initially found to be febrile to 102.4F and hypotensive to SBP […]
Abstract Number: 767
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old construction worker with no past medical history presented to the hospital with a 2-week-history of fatigue and left upper quadrant abdominal pain associated with intermittent high fevers and chills. Patient reports his 9-year-old daughter was sick with fevers and an upper respiratory tract infection a month ago right after a camping […]
Abstract Number: 788
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 49-year-old male with a history of hereditary thrombocytosis who presented to the Emergency Department with a 4-day history of intermittent fevers, headache, nausea, abdominal pain and one episode of emesis. The patient recently returned from travel to Yemen. He was not taking anti-malarial prophylaxis. Initial vital signs […]
Abstract Number: 811
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Dolichoectasia is a rare disorder of the cerebral arteries known to causes tortuosity, elongation, and dilation of the affected vessel. Most commonly involved vessels are those of the vertebrobasilar circulation, with an elevated risk of ischemic infarct. Here we have a case of such a rare presentation of ischemic stroke in the setting […]
Abstract Number: 814
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 63 year-old man with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and GERD presented from an outside hospital with bilateral upper extremity paralysis, paresthesias, and neck pain which started minutes after sneezing. Vital signs were stable and neurologic examination was remarkable for bilateral upper extremity strength of 0/5 with absent reflexes and reduced sensation to pinprick. […]
Abstract Number: 877
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 5-year-old female was transferred to our facility for increasing respiratory distress in the setting of a COVID-19 infection with suspected secondary bacterial pneumonia. Approximately five days prior, she tested positive for COVID-19 after developing a cough. She was treated with supportive therapy until parents noticed her “breathing heavily.” At the […]