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Abstract Number: B11
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Oxygen saturation (SpO2) is often overestimated in darker skinned individuals (1–3), but the ideal method to quantify this phenomenon and measure its impact on clinical outcomes is unclear. Studying the distributions of SpO2 may not be the appropriate method because these distributions are influenced by clinicians’ real time efforts to maintain SpO2 in a […]
Abstract Number: B23
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) uses a five‐star quality rating system to measure Medicare beneficiaries’ experience with their health care system. Unplanned readmission rates serve as a marker of the effectiveness and safety of its transitional care process and carry significant weight in determining a hospital’s overall rating. Our institution, an […]
Abstract Number: B26
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 35-year-old woman with a history of congenital renal dysplasia complicated by end stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis, chronic macrocytic anemia, and malnutrition with folate, vitamins B12 and A deficiencies, presented with fatigue, dyspnea, and new rash. One week prior to presentation, the patient started experiencing progressive dyspnea on exertion. At her […]
Abstract Number: B32
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old woman with a history of Parkinson’s disease and seizures presented with a month of dyspnea and associated easy bruising. She had previously presented to the emergency room two weeks before her current presentation with swelling of her right lower extremity and bruising. Workup at this time included a lower extremity doppler […]
Abstract Number: B33
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old Hispanic male with a history of diabetes mellitus presented with recurrent febrile episodes. His temperature on admission was 41.6oC associated with seizure-like activity requiring intubation. Labs were significant for WBC 1,800, platelets 85,000, creatinine 1.53, AST 178, ALT 199, ALP 254, and HA1c 10.3%. RUQ ultrasound showed a hepatic lesion concerning […]
Abstract Number: B34
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old male with type II diabetes presented to the hospital with 3 weeks of oral ulcers involving the left buccal region with spread to the palate and tongue. He also reported odynophagia, poor oral intake, and 40-lb weight loss. He had not responded to outpatient amoxicillin, fluconazole, and nystatin swish and swallow. […]
Abstract Number: B39
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 53-year-old male with a past medical history of hypertension who recently emigrated from El Salvador presented to an ambulatory clinic for evaluation of substernal chest pain that started eight days earlier. He described the chest pain as intermittent, non-radiating, and associated with palpitations, chills, shortness of breath, and diaphoresis. He denied fever, […]
Abstract Number: B41
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 34-year-old female with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and SLE presented with acute substernal tightness associated with nausea and vomiting. She denied fever, chills, diaphoresis, or palpitations. Her EKG showed sinus rhythm with new T wave inversions in anterior leads. Troponin elevation was noted with a peak of 4.48. Echocardiogram showed normal […]
Abstract Number: B44
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old woman presented with a small, right-sided neck lump, without any compressive symptoms. She reported the size of the lump had been constant for 7 years and denied hyper or hypothyroidism symptoms. No known family history of thyroid, pheochromocytoma or calcium disorder was noted. Past medical history showed hypertension.Her neck examination showed […]
Abstract Number: B47
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male presents to the hospital with complaints of one-day history of weakness, dizziness. His outpatient blood work demonstrated a serum sodium level of 124 mEq/L, and a creatinine of 3.1 mg/dL. His medical history was significant for high-grade urothelial bladder carcinoma status post radical cysto-prostatectomy, neobladder urinary diversion, and MVAC (methotrexate, […]