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Search Results for Pancreatitis
Abstract Number: 371
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 44 year old gentleman with a past medical history significant for Crohn’s disease presented for evaluation of painless jaundice and a pancreatic mass in the setting of significant unintentional weight loss and recent flu-like symptoms including night sweats, low-grade fever, and dizziness. Prior to admission, the patient underwent computerized tomography of the […]
Abstract Number: 418
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 10-year-old Hispanic female with 7 years of episodic cervical lymphadenopathy and fever, presented with typical episode, new abdominal pain and emesis. Review of systems was positive for weight loss, night sweats, and diarrhea; she denied rash, cough, sore throat, and arthralgia. History was notable for many prior antibiotics, recently azithromycin and fluconazole […]
Abstract Number: 427
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old female with Diabetes Mellitus and COPD on 3L home oxygen and chronic prednisone, presented to the Emergency Department with diffuse abdominal pain and nausea. She denied alcohol or tobacco use. On arrival, vital signs were significant for tachycardia with new oxygen requirements. Physical exam was notable for epigastric, left lower quadrant, […]
Abstract Number: 437
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 34 year old man with no known medical illnesses presented with a three-day history of progressively worsening acute-onset left inguinal swelling. The swelling was associated with a pain severity score of 10/10. He denied any nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain or decreased/absent flatus. Social history was significant for alcohol use and […]
Abstract Number: 439
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with a history of hypertension and alcohol use disorder was referred to our ED for persistently elevated lipase. Two weeks prior he was admitted to an outside hospital for alcohol induced pancreatitis. On presentation, he reported bilateral ankle pain. Vitals were unremarkable. Physical examination was significant for bilateral erythematous, edematous […]
Abstract Number: 446
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 31-year-old-female presented to the hospital with a one-day history of severe left lower quadrant abdominal pain that was gradual in onset, associated with nausea and emesis. She also reported epigastric and left flank pain. She experienced a similar episode two months prior, which lasted several days. She denied hematuria, vaginal discharge, or […]
Abstract Number: 453
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Our case involves a 45-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse, who presented with acute epigastric pain and bilious emesis. On exam, he had severe epigastric tenderness with guarding and normoactive bowel sounds. When obtaining labs, his blood was grossly turbid. Labs were significant for elevated lipase (1,534 IU/L), normal TSH (1.23 […]
Abstract Number: 463
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 33 year-old female with a history of alcohol abuse presented to our emergency department with a four day history of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. This was preceded by intake of 1/5 of vodka for what she reported as an extended period of time. Vital signs were remarkable for tachycardia and tachypnea. […]
Abstract Number: 465
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male with a PMH of alcohol use disorder, recurrent pancreatitis, cholecystectomy, diabetes mellitus type 2, and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency room for severe epigastric abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for 2 days in the setting of heavy alcohol use prior to admission. Vital signs on admission were notable for hypertension. […]
Abstract Number: 470
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Patient with prior history of alcohol use presented with abdominal pain, nausea vomiting of 4 days duration. Labs were remarkable for elevated BUN 38 mg/dL, Creatinine 1.9 mg/dL, AST 50 U/L and lipase 771 U/L. CT abdomen and pelvis showed a poorly delineated mass within the head and uncinate process of the pancreas […]