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Abstract Number: 666
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to an outside hospital with persistent nausea and vomiting, a 45 pound weight loss, and dysphagia over a 4-week period. In addition to the new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation, esophagogastroduodenoscopy identified a lesion in the gastric cardia concerning for […]
Abstract Number: 689
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 80 y.o. female with a history significant for hypertension and hyperlipidemia who presented to the Emergency Department for abnormal blood work. Patient had been in her usual state of health but had noticed a dark color to her urine and a yellow tinge to her eyes.On review of her blood work she was […]
Abstract Number: 691
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 20-year-old man with untreated HIV was admitted due to severe thrombocytopenia. He reported diarrhea, episodes of epistaxis and hemoptysis, night sweats and weight loss for past 3 months. Physical exam was significant for scattered, brown papules and plaques on all extremities. CD4 count was > 400 cells/mm3. CT scan of chest showed […]
Abstract Number: 745
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with no significant past medical history was initially hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia and subsequently developed hematemesis, melena along with fever and night sweats. Other presenting symptoms included productive cough, worsening dyspnea, and 80-pound unintentional weight loss in 3 months. She denied travel/occupation history. Further workup showed WBC 46.6×103/uL, Hemoglobin 8.3 […]
Abstract Number: 746
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 56 year old female smoker with history of progressive weight loss in the past 6-9 months and changes in urinary frequency for about a month, presented with confusion, generalized weakness, lower extremity edema and dysphagia. Physical examination revealed blood pressure 112/53 mmHg, hear rate 81 bpm, temperature 96.1 F, and 1+ bilateral […]
Abstract Number: 750
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: 69 y/o female presents to the emergency department with acute on subacute low back pain in the setting of fall 12 weeks prior. Treated outpatient with conservative therapy including topicals, NSAIDs, tramadol, Flexeril and physical therapy. PMH of asthma, migraines, breast cancer in remission (s/p lumpectomy, chemotherapy and radiation in 2015, last annual […]
Abstract Number: 754
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 72-year-old male with a history of tobacco use (12 pack-years) presented to the hospital with 4 months of a progressive nonproductive cough. He experienced coughing spells lasting minutes with positional changes. The patient additionally endorsed night sweats, unexpected weight loss of 11 pounds, and dyspnea on exertion. In the days prior to […]
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 […]
Abstract Number: 766
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: The patient is an 83 year-old Caucasian man with a history of hypertension, tobacco use, and COPD who presented to the emergency department with a four day history of chest pain, shortness of breath, and mild non-productive cough. His chest pain was constant and had no exacerbating or alleviating factors. He denied any […]
Abstract Number: 773
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male with a medical history of type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism presented with six months duration of intermittent pain, swelling, numbness and tingling of his hands. He was previously diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and had carpal tunnel release of his left wrist five months prior to presentation; however, the swelling […]