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Abstract Number: 620
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Fibro-muscular dysplasia is a segmental, non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory vascular disease of unknown etiology usually found in small and medium-sized arteries. Renal arteries (60–75%) are most commonly involved, followed by the cervico-cranial arteries (25–30%). FMD of cervico-cranial arteries in absence of renal artery involvement is much rarer. We present a case of symptomatic fibro-muscular dysplasia […]
Abstract Number: 633
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old Caucasian male with a past medical history of essential hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus presented with groin pain, nausea, vomiting, and right lower quadrant (RLQ) abdominal pain. The patient’s labs showed a high neutrophil count (82.3) and leukocytopenia (7). CT scan of the abdomen showed an abnormality of the mid […]
Abstract Number: 641
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: We present a case of 37y.o. woman, a previously healthy visiting scholar from China, who presented with nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and vague diffuse abdominal discomfort . Her initial laboratory results were essentially normal. Emergency room evaluation concluded viral gastroenteritis and she was released home. She returned 4 days later complaining of fever and poor appetit, […]
Abstract Number: 649
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 96-year-old previously healthy Japanese man with a history of pancytopenia presented to our ED in May 2023 with ascending numbness and paresthesia. Over 1.5 months, he steadily developed numbness and tingling that ascended to his chest level (T4). He initially presented to an outside ED and received a CT T-spine that showed […]
Abstract Number: 663
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 23 year-old man with schizophrenia presented to the emergency department complaining of nausea, vomiting, headache, and subjective fever, followed by acute onset of right lower quadrant abdominal pain. His medications included chlorpromazine and benztropine. Vital signs: temperature 39 degrees C, pulse 155, respirations 18, and blood pressure 116/58. Admission exam was remarkable […]
Abstract Number: 665
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 34-year old male with no past medical history presented to the emergency room with 1 day of low back pain associated with fever and chills. He reported the pain as constant and 10/10 in severity, partially relieved by ibuprofen. He denied any trauma. There was no loss of bowel or bladder function […]
Abstract Number: 711
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old female smoker with no known medical history presented to the emergency department after being accidentally pepper-sprayed in her face by her grandson. She reported discomfort in her eyes and throat but denied visual changes, chest pain or dyspnea. Physical exam revealed hypertension, tachycardia, and conjunctival injection. She was discharged home after […]
Abstract Number: 725
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Acute esophageal necrosis (AEN) is a rare condition which presents as acute-onset gastrointestinal bleeding. AEN is associated with vasculitis, coronary artery disease, malignancy, and other conditions which impair maintenance of the esophageal protective barrier. Complications of AEN include esophageal rupture, perforation, stricture formation, and mediastinitis. A 64-year-old Caucasian female with an extensive past […]
Abstract Number: 740
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 80-year-old female with a past medical history of diabetes mellitus, hypertension and coronary artery disease status post stenting 4 years ago presented with coffee ground emesis, epigastric pain, dysphagia and melena. On examination, her vital signs showed a heart rate of 92 beats/minute and blood pressure of 89/55 mm Hg. Her abdomen […]
Abstract Number: 745
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: This is a 77 year old woman with a history of severe aortic stenosis, severe mitral regurgitation, and chronic atrial fibrillation (afib) on coumadin. In 2017, she underwent bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair, biatrial ablation (Maze procedure), and left atrial appendage ligation (WATCHMAN procedure), after which she was to continue coumadin […]