Meeting
Abstract Number: 493
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Electrocardiograms (ECG’s) hold a strong diagnostic value in medicine. They are of particular usefulness when that can be extended to the prognostic arena. In a few cases, it offers particularly important information in the short term. One such finding is the presence of T wave alternans. A 56 year old female with past […]
Abstract Number: 593
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Patient is a 61-year-old male found lying only partially clothed in a church courtyard brought in by EMS, hypothermic on arrival and tachycardic in the 130s. HRs improved with hydration and warming. Patient became verbally aggressive and threw himself on the floor multiple times. Initial troponin noted to be 4 peaking at 6.2. […]
Abstract Number: 647
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: We report a case of an asymptomatic 65-year-old Hispanic male with a left neck mass. Ultrasound and fine needle aspiration were compatible with thyroid cancer. He underwent a total thyroidectomy with modified radical left neck dissection. The tumor measured 5 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm, with complete involvement of the left thyroid lobule. […]
Abstract Number: 766
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 77-year-old female with a history of hypertension and stage IV uterine carcinosarcoma treated with resection, peritoneal debulking, and chemotherapy, presented to the hospital with chest pain and shortness of breath. Her workup revealed new anemia and pulmonary metastatic disease. She underwent an esophagogastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy for her anemia workup which showed no […]