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Abstract Number: 756
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old male with past medical history of ulcerative colitis (UC) currently on vedolizumab infusions every 8 weeks presented to the hospital with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. The patient endorsed nausea, vomiting, and 15-20 loose, bloody bowel movements per day. Upon admission, the patient was afebrile, normotensive, and non-tachycardic. Physical exam revealed […]
Abstract Number: 760
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old male with a history of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery 12 years prior presented to the ED after labs showed a new pancytopenia from eight months prior. He reported fatigue but denied fevers, weight loss, dyspnea, bleeding, or recent infections. Medical history was notable for myocarditis 20 years ago and cholecystectomy 1 […]
Abstract Number: 764
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old Hispanic male presented with a 4 day history of rectal and abdominal pain. He denied any previous medical history. He also noted three months of productive cough, pyrexia, chills, night sweats, fatigue, and weight loss. Physical examination revealed right lower quadrant tenderness accompanied by abdominal rigidity and involuntary guarding. The patient declined digital rectal examination. […]
Abstract Number: 772
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old white female presented with the acute onset of right lower quadrant abdominal pain. The patient’s temperature was 37.7° Celsius. Physical examination was remarkable for voluntary guarding and rebound tenderness, which was most pronounced in the right lower quadrant. White blood count was 7.0 k/uL. CAT of the abdomen revealed an […]
Abstract Number: 814
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 63 year-old man with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and GERD presented from an outside hospital with bilateral upper extremity paralysis, paresthesias, and neck pain which started minutes after sneezing. Vital signs were stable and neurologic examination was remarkable for bilateral upper extremity strength of 0/5 with absent reflexes and reduced sensation to pinprick. […]
Abstract Number: 886
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 26-year-old healthy right-handed female presented to the hospital with a sudden onset of right arm swelling and discoloration. She was visiting the US from Australia and flew about two weeks prior. On the day of presentation, she was shopping when she noticed right arm pain, swelling, and discoloration. She did not suffer […]
Abstract Number: 918
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 18-year-old male presented with ascending paralysis, starting in the lower extremities and progressing to the upper extremities over 24 hours after a carbohydrate rich meal. Other review of systems was negative. He reported one prior ICU admission for similar symptoms, but details were not available. Father and grandfather had similar presentations of […]
Abstract Number: B37
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 31-year-old female with no pertinent past medical history presented first with right upper quadrant (RUQ) abdominal discomfort a year after giving birth to her first child in 2018. Prior to pregnancy, patient was taking oral contraceptives for nine years. The pregnancy was complicated by severe preeclampsia and associated nephrotic syndrome and LFT […]
Abstract Number: E39
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A healthy 26-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented to our hospital with right arm pain and swelling for one day. Pain was described as tight pressure with numbness worsening with movement. He had no known inciting trauma but does heavy lifting and plays baseball. He denied family history of venous […]
Abstract Number: H26
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: Here, we present a rare case of large bilateral pleural effusions arising from a pancreaticopleural fistula (PPF) with a complicated course of trapped lung. Our patient is a 41 year old woman with a history of chronic pancreatitis who presented to the emergency department with a 3-day history of dyspnea on exertion and […]