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Abstract Number: 339
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old female with a history of Asthma, COPD and tobacco use, unknown to have malignancy, presented to the emergency department complaining of dyspnea, cough and back pain. She had tachycardia, tachypnea and oxygen saturation was 91% on 2 liters oxygen. Physical exam was significant for bilateral wheezing.Initial workup showed a high white […]
Abstract Number: 340
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 90-year-old man with a history of left upper lobe pulmonary nodule on prior imaging presented with dark tarry stools, fatigue and syncope. He had not had an EGD or colonoscopy done in about 10 yrs. Five months prior to this presentation, a 2.4 cm left upper lobe pulmonary nodule suspicious for neoplasm […]
Abstract Number: 488
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old male presented to our institution with lethargy and unremitting headache of several weeks duration. His history was significant for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung status post lobectomy with recurrence 4 years later being treated with palliative radiation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and hypertension. He described his headache as daily, […]
Abstract Number: 559
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old male with past medical history including tobacco use and hypertension presented to the ED with fatigue, generalized weakness, and ankle pain of two-week duration. His clinical course started with upper respiratory symptoms following contact with family members who were positive for COVID-19. The presenting symptoms resolved without confirmatory testing and were […]
Abstract Number: 628
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, depression, obesity, and endometrial carcinoma (EC) presented with two new lung nodules measuring 8 mm x 9 mm in the right lower lobe and 4 mm x 4 mm in the left upper lobe on surveillance positron emission tomography – computerized tomography, […]
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: 660
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 58 year old female with complaints of abdominal pain. The patient had six months of alternating fevers, chills and fatigue. She was placed on antibiotics but her fevers returned upon completion. Three months thereafter, the patient developed left lower quadrant abdominal pain that was sharp in nature […]
Abstract Number: 674
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 25 year old Hispanic woman, G4P3 pregnant at 18 weeks with underlying hypertension and gallstones, initially presented with low back pain for 10 days. The pain started suddenly, constant, sharp with no precipitating events. It was aggravated by movement and relieved partially with painkillers. She denied lower extremity weakness, numbness, tingling or […]
Abstract Number: 692
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male with a history of alcohol use disorder, recurrent diverticulitis, and portal vein thrombosis presented to the ED due to jaundice and tremors. He reported malaise, poor oral intake, fevers, and night sweats. Denied weight loss. A telehealth visit prescribed Motrin and Tylenol. The patient consumes 1 liter of vodka weekly, […]
Abstract Number: 760
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) refers to mechanical hemolytic anemia characterized by schistocytes on peripheral smear (PS). It is seen in various conditions such as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), infections and immune disorders. Rarely, it can occur in malignant tumors as a paraneoplastic syndrome. We describe […]