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Search Results for Pericardial effusion
Abstract Number: 761
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 15-year-old female was transferred to our facility with a complaint of worsening chest pain for the previous two weeks. The pain initially started in her shoulders and then spread to her substernal area. She had initially presented to the same facility three days previously and was discharged with a diagnosis of musculoskeletal […]
Abstract Number: 779
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 52 y.o with a past medical history of uncontrolled, untreated hypertension presented to our hospital with a 3 week history of progressively worsening lower extremity edema and shortness of breath. Review of systems was positive for hoarse voice x6 months, unintentional weight gain, cold intolerance, abdominal fullness, and cough productive of white […]
Abstract Number: 784
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 61 year-old-female presented to an outside institution with worsening exertional dyspnea, chest pressure, and fatigue. Echocardiogram revealed a large pericardial effusion bordering on tamponade which was drained with great improvement of symptoms. CT Chest/Abdomen/Pelvis revealed perirenal soft tissue invasion, which was biopsied. Patient was then referred to our institution for further management; […]
Abstract Number: 786
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 44 year-old female with a history of essential hypertension presented with one month of progressive chest pain, dyspnea and fevers. These symptoms were associated with a dry cough, sore throat and symmetric joint pains with swelling and morning stiffness of the hands and wrists. Her chest pain was left sided and knife-like, […]
Abstract Number: 789
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 12-year-old girl presented to her pediatrician with 1.5 weeks of constant, non-exertional, nighttime chest pain and dyspnea. Initial chest x-ray was negative, electrocardiogram (EKG) showed sinus tachycardia and ST changes prompting urgent referral to a cardiology clinic, where repeat EKG showed persistent sinus tachycardia, diffuse ST elevations, and reciprocal PR depression consistent […]
Abstract Number: 802
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health problem and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) further adds to the developing countries’ fight against tuberculosis, with pericardial effusion being a potentially fatal complication. Here we report, a 19 year old male from South Asia with a past medical history of bilateral bronchiectasis (as shown in figure 1) and […]
Abstract Number: 812
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old woman with stage IV breast cancer presented with new onset abdominal pain, dyspnea on exertion, and fatigue causing her to present to our hospital. She denies chest pain currently but admits some in past 2 weeks. Denies palpitations, orthopnea, fevers, chills, recent illness, or exposures. CT abdomen showed an incompletely visualized […]
Abstract Number: 822
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old- man with past medical history of Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, recurrent Herpes simplex virus lesion, prurigo nodularis, presented with generalized weakness for one week. On physical examination, diffuse cervical, inguinal and popliteal lymphadenopathy was noted. Echocardiogram showed moderate pericardial effusion, which prompted the patient to undergo emergent pericardiocentesis in the setting of […]
Abstract Number: H46
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male with HIV, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and hypothyroidism initially presented for dyspnea on exertion, found on EKG to have electrical alternans. Telemetry showed intermittent type2 second degree AV block. Transthoracic echocardiogram was notable for large pericardial effusion, ejection fraction 35%, grade 1 diastolic dysfunction, early diastolic right ventricular […]
Abstract Number: J47
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old woman presented to the emergency department for sudden-onset of right calf pain, dyspnea, and coughing of blood-tinged sputum, along with worsening of right-sided, dull, heavy, pleuritic chest pain which had otherwise been present for three weeks. She was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus four days prior to presentation. On physical exam, pulse rate was 114/min […]