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Abstract Number: 459
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: We present an unusual case of a previously healthy patient presenting with a demyelinating polyneuropathy, which was determined to be the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).This was a 36 year-old female with an unremarkable past medical history who presented with leg weakness that progressively spread to her arms with associated tingling […]
Abstract Number: 460
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: : A 50-year-old African-American woman with history of hypothyroidism presented to the hospital with one week of sharp right orbital headaches, numbness, and itching. Associated symptoms included numbness from the eye to the mouth, pruritus, and dysphagia. Physical exam was remarkable for diminished pin prick and temperature sensation in the V1-V3 distribution on […]
Abstract Number: 464
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 57-year-old male, with history of recurrent idiopathic hypothermic episodes, HFrEF on carvedilol, T2DM on no medication for 3 months, and stage 4 CKD, presented to the ED for altered mentation. Vitals were unremarkable except for hypothermia (86.4°F). Patient was hypoglycemic (62 mg/dL). WBC count was low (1.26 10^3/uL). Urine WBCs were elevated (31-50/HPF). […]
Abstract Number: 464
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old male patient who presented with hemoptysis 1-year prior, was found to have sub-centimeter lung nodules and multiple liver lesions on CT chest. The largest hepatic lesion on abdominal MRI was 3.2 x 1.4cm. He declined liver biopsy and presented a year later with abdominal distension, early satiety and unintentional weight loss […]
Abstract Number: 466
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: We report here a case of a 33 year old African American female with a history of neurofibromatosis, who presented for an elective cardiac catheterization after having an abnormal stress test showing an apical perfusion defect. The left main coronary artery was not able to be cannulated on cardiac catheterization. The left anterior […]
Abstract Number: 467
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on peritoneal dialysis (PD) presented with altered mental status. She reported “seeing monsters when I close my eyes,” “bouncing off the walls like I was drunk,” and slurring her speech at home. Her family added that she was highly functional at baseline, lived independently and […]
Abstract Number: 467
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 40 year old woman with history of stroke at age 35 was admitted from an outside hospital with a CT-PE scan showing diffuse “osteoblastic” lesions and bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy. She complained of progressive weakness and painful paresthesias in her upper and lower extremities, diffuse body swelling, and a 100-lb weight loss all […]
Abstract Number: 468
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 45 year-old man with no past medical history presented with recurrent nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. He had previously been admitted for nausea and vomiting and was diagnosed with gastritis and discharged home with pantoprazole. It initially improved but he began experiencing postprandial nausea and vomiting again 3-4 weeks ago. His intermittent […]
Abstract Number: 476
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 79 year old African American female with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, EF 35-40%, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, hypothyroidism, mild pulmonary hypertension, obesity, and mixed hyperlipidemia, presented with worsening dizziness and bipedal edema for 2 weeks. Patient reported stopping diuretics and carvedilol due to persistent hypotension for several months. Patient noted unintentional weight loss of […]
Abstract Number: 481
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old male with no personal or family psychiatric history; presented to the emergency department displaying flight of ideas, a tangential thought process, grandiose delusions, and insomnia for the 10 days prior to admission. His symptoms began 10 days following an uncomplicated SARS-CoV-2 infection that required no treatment. The patient was a highly […]