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Abstract Number: 789
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old African woman presented to the emergency department with three days of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. She had recently returned from a ten-month trip through rural Ethiopia where she consumed unpasteurized milk and well water with exposure to goats, cats, and livestock. Her medical history was otherwise unremarkable. On exam, she […]
Abstract Number: 801
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old male presents to hospital with a 1-day history of confusion and fever. Past medical history is significant for heart failure requiring AICD, chronic kidney disease, type-2 diabetes mellitus, May-Thurner syndrome, and recent admission three weeks prior due to sepsis from streptococcus bacteremia requiring hemodialysis, with dialysis catheter removed before initial discharge. […]
Abstract Number: 811
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 75 y/o F with metastatic anal cancer to lungs status post right lung lobectomy on leucovorin, oxaplatin and fluorouracil every 2 weeks, HTN and SLE presents with a 3-day history of weakness, sore throat, and mouth sores. Pt was in the Dominican Republic for 10 days and upon return, endorsed fatigue and sore […]
Abstract Number: 828
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old healthy Hispanic male presented to the hospital for evaluation of fever and sore throat for 4 weeks. He had no significant past medical history and he was not on any medications. His vital signs were within normal limits. Physical exam revealed icterus and no hepatosplenomegaly. The remainder of the physical exam […]
Abstract Number: 836
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 64 year old female with a pmh of Klinefelter’s syndrome (XXY) s/p gender reassignment surgery, hypothyroidism, asthma, obesity, hyperlipidemia and diverticulosis presented with 6 days of worsening lower abdominal pain and discomfort with diarrhea, mucus and bloody stools along with low-grade fevers, nausea, fatigue, weakness and lower abdominal cramping exacerbated by bowel […]
Abstract Number: 838
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: We present the case of an 18-year-old female with no medical history presented to the emergency department with a two-day history of jaundice and dark-colored urine. She had no other typical symptoms of IM like sore throat, fever or flu-like symptoms. The only medication that she has been taking regularly is oral contraceptive […]
Abstract Number: 854
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 79 year old man with a history of prostate cancer s/p transurethral resection of the prostate complicated by urethral stricture, urinary retention, and incontinence, congenital unilateral kidney, recurrent deep vein thromboses (DVT) not on anticoagulation, and bilateral knee replacements presented with swelling and redness of his right leg following a 6-hour drive […]
Abstract Number: 858
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 69 year-old man with a history of urothelial carcinoma of the bladder status-post cystoprostatectomy with ileal conduit presented with fatigue, tachycardia, night sweats, and foul-smelling urine. At an outside hospital, he had recently been diagnosed with a new 11cm right renal mass with apparent diaphragmatic invasion. On exam, he was a pale, […]
Abstract Number: 863
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male on peritoneal dialysis (PD) was admitted for nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Ten days prior to admission, cloudy effluent was noted during PD, prompting initiation of empiric intraperitoneal vancomycin and ceftazidime therapy. He subsequently developed worsening symptoms leading to his presentation to the hospital.His past medical history was notable for […]
Abstract Number: 872
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old male with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with gangrene of his left foot. The foot was erythematous with pustular eruptions. His symptoms included fevers, chills, and the inability to move his fourth and fifth digits. He was afebrile, with a leukocytosis of 19.6, erythrocyte sedimentation rate […]