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Abstract Number: 628
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: We present a 59-year-old female with a past medical history of uterine fibroids and osteoarthritis who initially presented to the emergency department with a stroke alert for 10 days of slurred speech and facial droop. The patient was traveling with her husband in San Diego 2 weeks prior. Upon her return, she noticed […]
Abstract Number: 633
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 37-year old G2P2002 female with recent vaginal delivery one month prior, presented with progressively worsening intermittent head, neck and back pain localized to the right side for the past two months. She reported tongue deviation and slurred speech. After the delivery, she began breastfeeding and noticed a lump on her right breast […]
Abstract Number: 643
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old woman presented with self-inflicted stab wounds to her neck and abdomen. Though she was initially alert and following commands, she was unwilling to provide a medical history and only shared that she had been experiencing headaches for three weeks prior to presentation.Labs were unremarkable, but CT scan on admission showed right […]
Abstract Number: 693
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 26-year-old male without prior medical history was referred by a spine surgeon to the emergency department (ED) with weakness, numbness, and discoordination of the right leg, worsening over a four month period and resulting in multiple falls. He reported three weeks of urinary and bowel urgency and incontinence. He had a family […]
Abstract Number: 702
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 54-year old female was hospitalized for 3-week history of abdominal pain, chills, nausea and diarrhea. Her past medical history was significant for multiple self-reported antibiotic allergies, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass complicated by gastrojejunostomy leak, and prior perisplenic abscess requiring percutaneous drainage. On admission, blood pressure was 137/79, heart rate of 80, respirations 20, […]
Abstract Number: 726
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: The patient is a 58-year-old female who was initially treated at an outside facility for severe COVID-19 infection that presented as a nonverbal encephalopathy. During this, she developed seizures and required intubation for airway protection. Labs were notable for hemoglobin: 7.7g/dL, calcium: 8.1 mg/dL, and arterial ammonia: 107 mcg/dL. Encephalopathy at that time […]
Abstract Number: 730
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 80-year-old retired bus driver was admitted to the ER after multiple falls at home, generalized weakness, back pain and body aches. Patient developed generalized weakness over the last two weeks. Patient reported four-day history of blurry vision involving the right eye and observed drooping of the right eyelid over the past two days […]
Abstract Number: 751
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old individual, a heavy smoker, was diagnosed with advanced Stage III prostate cancer and subsequently underwent androgen deprivation therapy coupled with radiotherapy. Two years later, during active surveillance, the patient experienced exertional dyspnea, prompting a chest CT scan. The scan revealed two significant findings: a complete occlusion of the right upper lobe […]
Abstract Number: 769
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old female with a history of herpes simplex virus was seen at Rheumatology clinic for 3 weeks of myalgias and arthralgias, positive rheumatoid factor and elevated inflammatory markers. By her first visit, her symptoms resolved. Review of systems revealed chronic sinusitis associated with nasal septal deviation and nasal polyps, which previously failed […]
Abstract Number: 776
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 73 year old female with previous history of IgG lambda multiple myeloma presented to the emergency room with three weeks of gradually worsening shortness of breath, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Her multiple myeloma was diagnosed 2.5 years ago and she had since undergone several rounds of radiation and chemotherapy. Upon arrival […]