Session Type
Meeting
Search Results for Mass
Abstract Number: C1
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Obesity is associated with many cardiopulmonary comorbidities independently associated with worse health outcomes in acute illness, yet the physiological mechanisms potentially making obese patients more susceptible to COVID-19 remain uncertain. Adiposity-derived immunosuppression, increased thrombogenic potential, and predilection towards inflammatory hyperreactivity have all been postulated as potential mediators of this phenomenon. Yet, the most obvious […]
Abstract Number: M1
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old woman with lupus presented with one week of urinary frequency and dysuria. Over the prior year, she had pelvic pain, night sweats, 20 pounds of unintentional weight loss, and eight episodes of pan-susceptible E. coli urinary tract infections (UTIs), each successfully treated. Her chronic medications were prednisone, hydroxychloroquine, and azathioprine.A computed […]
Abstract Number: 316
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Despite advances in pharmacologic care for side effects of Hematopoietic stem cell transplant, patients often suffer from long hospitalizations, multiple side effects including fatigue, insomnia, nausea, anxiety, and poor sleep. Non-pharmacologic treatments for side effects of therapy are attractive adjuncts due to a low side effect profile. Purpose: To develop, implement and evaluate a […]
Abstract Number: 383
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old woman with past medical history of hypertension, deep venous thrombosis and chronic kidney disease presented with nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, weight loss and progressive deconditioning. Physical exam showed temporal wasting, abdominal distension with fluid wave, upper extremity sarcopenia, 3+ bilateral lower extremity edema, and generalized weakness impairing ability to walk. Creatinine […]
Abstract Number: 388
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: 61-year-old male with a known history of alcohol and tobacco abuse was admitted with 3 months history of headache, confusion, unsteady balance and unintentional weight loss. Laboratory tests included normal chemistry panel, complete blood count and negative hepatitis and HIV serology. Brain imaging showed 3 lesions in the right cerebral convexity with surrounding […]
Abstract Number: 394
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 20-year-old female presented to the emergency department with weakness and fatigue. She reported new onset midsternal chest pain that began approximately twelve hours prior to admission. She had noticed episodes of palpitations and tachycardia over the course of the past two months for which she was prescribed metoprolol tartrate, with no relief. […]
Abstract Number: 410
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old man with a history of glaucoma and diabetes presented to the hospital for evaluation of bilateral painful conjunctivitis, vision loss, abdominal pain and diarrhea with associated 20-pound weight loss over the previous 3-4 months. Testing for Lyme disease, syphilis, Bartonella, Varicella, HIV, and TB were all negative. Rheumatologic workup showed positive […]
Abstract Number: 428
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Introduction: Tracheal tumors commonly arise as metastasis from neighboring thyroid, esophageal, laryngeal or lung tumors. Primary tracheal tumors are extremely rare with an incidence of 1 in 1,000,000 persons per year. Often presenting with non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is difficult. Case Report: A 59-year-old Caucasian male with a history of marijuana abuse, arterial thrombosis, […]
Abstract Number: 444
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: An asymptomatic 27 year-old male with no past medical history presented with an incidental finding of a IV/VI systolic ejection murmur best heard at the left lower sternal border with parasternal heave. Physical examination was otherwise unrevealing with no lymphadenopathy. A subsequent transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a 4 cm by 2.5 cm intracardiac mass […]
Abstract Number: 450
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with a history of cholecystectomy and chronic intermittent abdominal pain presented with acute onset of right upper quadrant pain and vomiting. On admission, she was afebrile and nontoxic appearing with mild epigastric tenderness. Labs showed an elevated AST/ALT, total bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase. Abdominal ultrasound showed a dilated common bile […]