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Abstract Number: 665
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Patient presented to the ED in June 2019 with 6 month history of progressive proximal bilateral upper and lower extremity weakness, swallowing difficulty and 100 lbs. weight loss over 3 months. Exam was significant for decreased strength of bilateral hip flexors, knee flexors and knee extensors with intact reflexes. Labs were significant for […]
Abstract Number: 667
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Patient is a 64 male with a past medical history of coronary artery disease who was experiencing two months of syncopal episodes with increasing frequency. Associated with these episodes were instances where he would wake up at night, face flushed and diaphoretic. He would also note bradycardia to the 30’s. He had an […]
Abstract Number: 671
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 45-year-old woman with a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 7 was admitted to our hospital because of impaired consciousness. On the day of admission, she appeared well and was performing her routine work until approximately 6 pm. At 9 pm, her husband found her lying unresponsive on the bed, and she was […]
Abstract Number: 683
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Atypical (complement-mediated) Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome is a rare but life threatening thrombotic microangiopathy that affects patients of all ages. About 33-40% of patients sustain end-stage renal disease, stroke, myocardial infarction or have mortality during the first presentation of this syndrome. We present a case of a 32-year-old previously healthy male who presented to the […]
Abstract Number: 702
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 40 year old previously healthy female was incidentally found to have elevated transaminases on routine lab work. She was sent to our hospital for further evaluation. On admission, she complained of fatigue, right sided abdominal discomfort, and jaundice of a few weeks. She denied taking prescription medications but reported taking a supplement […]
Abstract Number: 708
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 6-year-old male with 4-month history of recurrent otitis media presented with one day of headache, ear pain, and left-sided facial droop. Parents claimed that he completed multiple courses of different antibiotics and steroids with incomplete resolution of symptoms. On presentation, he was afebrile. Physical exam was notable for left facial paresis House-Brackmann […]
Abstract Number: 711
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old African-American male with a past medical history of essential hypertension presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of worsening substernal chest pain and shortness of breath. He had no fever, chills, cough, recent immobility, or changes in his medications. He was compliant with hydrochlorothiazide. A review of systems was […]
Abstract Number: 741
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 71-year-old African American female with history of chronic right ear infection/mastoiditis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, stroke with residual expressive aphasia, diabetes mellitus type II and atrial fibrillation, presented to the ED for diplopia and pain to the right face. Initially the diagnosis of giant-cell arteritis was entertained and temporal artery biopsy showed no evidence of […]
Abstract Number: 748
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 32 year old female with morbid obesity presents with acute onset chest pain and dyspnea. Vitals notable for HR 130s, BP 117/71, RR 22, 99% RA. Cardiopulmonary exam was unremarkable. Labs were notable for troponin 0.266, BNP 679 and lactic acid 3.7. CXR was clear and lower extremity ultrasound was negative for […]
Abstract Number: 763
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 44 year-old Caucasian woman presented with shortness of breath and weakness. She had a history of stage IIIC malignant melanoma (BRAF Wild Type) of right face. She underwent excision of the lesion a year prior to presentation and immunotherapy with ICI (intravenous Nivolumab 240mg every 2 weeks) was initiated. After 10 cycles of […]