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Search Results for Inflammation
Abstract Number: 389
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 27-year-old African American woman with no medical history presented with one day of sudden onset bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus. Review of systems was positive for red eyes, blurred vision, photophobia and gait imbalance. This constellation of symptoms was preceded by a viral upper respiratory infection. She denied excessive noise exposure, head trauma […]
Abstract Number: 468
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old morbidly obese male without any significant past medical history presented to the hospital for evaluation of one month history of worsening dyspnea on exertion associated with orthopnea and PND. He was hemodynamically stable and physical examination revealed 2+ bilateral lower extremity pitting edema. Initial laboratory workup was significant for high-sensitivity troponin […]
Abstract Number: 508
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old Caucasian male was admitted to our institution with unremitting malaise and difficulty concentrating. He was found to have a serum calcium of 13.8 mg/dl. His medical history was significant for coronary disease treated with a coronary artery bypass graft surgery complicated by a chronic left pleural effusion and a recently treated […]
Abstract Number: 643
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old woman presented with self-inflicted stab wounds to her neck and abdomen. Though she was initially alert and following commands, she was unwilling to provide a medical history and only shared that she had been experiencing headaches for three weeks prior to presentation.Labs were unremarkable, but CT scan on admission showed right […]
Abstract Number: 670
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old female with a history of alcohol use and rheumatoid arthritis presented with a 2 day history of sharp, peri-umbilical and left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain. She also reported one month of fevers, night sweats, unintentional 10 Lb weight loss, and a non-productive cough without hemoptysis. She underwent a dental extraction for […]
Abstract Number: 749
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Mononeuritis multiplex (MM) was first described in 1960 as a hereditable neuropathy favoring the brachial nerve. MM is now known as the painful, asymmetrical destruction of at least two separate peripheral nerves caused by an array of disorders including diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, and various vasculitides. This clinical case describes […]
Abstract Number: 767
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 30 year-old MSM with a newly diagnosed HIV presented with shortness of breath and cough. He stated that he became sick 5 weeks ago at which point he made an appointment to see his PMD where he was diagnosed with RML pneumonia and was given 5 day course of oral antibiotics. He […]
Abstract Number: 993
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old Caucasian male presented for evaluation of worsening lower extremity muscle weakness and associated myalgias. He received a diagnosis of NAM after three months of progressive proximal, symmetric upper and lower extremity weakness with myalgias, and an initial creatinine kinase (CK) of 13,875 IU/L. He had been on Atorvastatin 40 mg for […]
Abstract Number: 995
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old man presented with 2 months of progressive diffuse weakness and myalgias to the point of not being able to ambulate without a cane. He noticed lumps on his left forearm during that time, which improved spontaneously. He also endorsed photophobia, right eye swelling, and pain worsened by extraocular movement. He had […]