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Abstract Number: 387
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 50 year old male with no past medical history presented with severe chest pain that progressively worsened over 2 days. His chest pain was described as left sided, non-radiating, and constant. He reported sore throat, headaches, and subjective fevers for the past 5 days. The patient also reported multiple family members received […]
Abstract Number: 395
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 36 year old female with a past medical history of hypothyroidism, type two diabetes, asthma, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and bipolar disorder presents with sharp chest pain that radiates to her left neck and arm. She states that the pain started suddenly when she was sitting 10 hours ago and gets worse with […]
Abstract Number: 418
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Nearly 80% of adults will experience non-specific low back pain at some point in their life.(1) In the absence of concerning features such as saddle anesthesia, imaging studies are not indicated and can lead to a downstream cascade of services which can result in undue physical, emotional, and financial harm to the patient.(2-6) As […]
Abstract Number: 418
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old male with history of hypertension and Covid-19 illness seven months ago presented to the ER complaining of left flank pain for the past six days.Pain was described as sharp, constant, initiating on his left flank and radiating to the upper abdomen. He denied dysuria, hematuria, fevers, sick contacts, or trauma. No […]
Abstract Number: 426
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Pharyngeal pain is typically associated with upper respiratory tract pathology; rarely is it considered the initial presentation of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Delayed diagnosis and treatment of ACS in such cases can lead to poor patient outcomes and increased mortality (1). A 76-year-old male with a medical history of benign prostate hyperplasia and […]
Abstract Number: 440
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and osteoarthritis presented with four days of fevers, intermittent confusion, subjective weakness, and pain in the neck and left shoulder. On examination, she exhibited tenderness to palpation of the neck with significantly limited rotational range of motion. The left shoulder was also […]
Abstract Number: 450
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 74 year old female with past medical history of end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, hypothyroidism and atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation therapy with Apixaban presented to emergency department (ED) after an episode of near-syncope following her dialysis session. In the ED she was hypotensive and tachycardic. Electrocardiogram findings showed Atrial fibrillation(AF) with rapid […]
Abstract Number: 450
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old woman with a history of cholecystectomy and chronic intermittent abdominal pain presented with acute onset of right upper quadrant pain and vomiting. On admission, she was afebrile and nontoxic appearing with mild epigastric tenderness. Labs showed an elevated AST/ALT, total bilirubin, and alkaline phosphatase. Abdominal ultrasound showed a dilated common bile […]
Abstract Number: 454
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: Acute cholecystitis is a very common disease, suspected by the patient’s history and physical examination, confirmed by ultrasonographic imaging, and supported by lab findings suggestive of obstructive jaundice. Our patient had an atypical presentation of cholecystitis, secondary to her atypical anatomy. We present a 61 year old Hispanic woman with past medical history […]
Abstract Number: 476
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old female was admitted from an outside hospital for concern for osteomyelitis of her cervical spine. She had previously had a week of neck pain with limited range of motion due to pain. She was treated for E. coli sepsis following positive blood and urine cultures, but her neck pain persisted. Upon transfer, […]