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Abstract Number: 539
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 31 year old primigravida African American woman who presented to her post-partum follow up clinic visit two weeks after Cesarean section delivery of a preterm live infant at 29 weeks. She was found to be in hypertensive emergency (220/120 mmHg), with complaints of acute diffuse abdominal pain, […]
Abstract Number: 545
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Diclofenac is a routinely prescribed non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent in hospital with well-recognized hepatotoxic potential. However, there are only two reported cases of topical diclofenac-induced liver injury in literature. Herein, we describe a case of a 94-year-old man with Paget’s disease and osteoarthritis, who developed acute hepatotoxicity after four months of application of topical […]
Abstract Number: 548
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old African American man with no past medical history, originally from the rural Pacific Coast in Colombia, South America, presented with two months of diffuse abdominal pain, intermittent diarrhea and dry cough. Other symptoms included low-grade fever and a 40-pound weight loss. He denied any rashes. Physical exam revealed a cachectic patient […]
Abstract Number: 556
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, and fever. She also reported nausea, vomiting, right upper quadrant abdominal pain and arthralgia. She denied any headaches. Past medical history was remarkable for gallstones. On physical exam, she appeared in moderate distress, was […]
Abstract Number: 569
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old man with medical comorbidities of CAD with PCI to LAD and LCx, persistent A. fib, COPD, HTN, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus was admitted to our hospital for worsening epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. Prior to the presentation, he was treated for an upper gastrointestinal bleed secondary to duodenal ulcers. Dabigatran […]
Abstract Number: 584
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 47- year-old man with a history of hypothyroidism presented to the emergency room (ER) for the evaluation of generalized body weakness and jaundice of a week duration. There was also associated intense generalized pruritus of about 6 months; subjective weight loss, recurrent fevers, nausea and vomiting. Physical examination was significant for an […]
Abstract Number: 589
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 37-year-old Caucasian male with a history of uncontrolled diabetes and tobacco abuse presented with right flank pain, hematuria, and pyuria. He had several days of fever with temperature of 38.8 upon initial evaluation and white blood cell count was 19.2. His urinalysis had more than 100 white blood cells, more than 100 […]
Abstract Number: 595
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 20 year old man with history of Systemic Lupus erythematous (SLE) with Lupus nephritis presented to the hospital with cough and hemoptysis for the past few days. He was found to have severe anemia (5.4 mg/dl), thrombocytopenia (52,000/mm3), elevated LDH (829), low haptoglobin (<8), hypocomplentemia (low C3 and C4), schistocytes on peripheral […]
Abstract Number: 600
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old female patient with no medical history presented with multiple abdominal wall abscesses. She attended a cosmetic spa four months prior where she received weight loss injections known as “carboxy therapy” to her abdomen. Subsequently, she developed enlarging painful red lesions of varying sizes at the injection sites. She underwent incision and […]
Abstract Number: 610
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 91-year-old healthy Taiwanese female presented with a worsening skin lesion on her right forearm. Initially, she had mild skin breakdown, which progressed to redness, swelling and increased warmth to the touch. The patient noted some purple spots in her lower extremities, especially around her right knee. The female patient denied any swollen […]