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Search Results for Pneumomediastinum
Abstract Number: 450
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with history of coronary artery disease, paroxysmal atrial flutter, hypertension, prostate cancer presented to the ED due to purulent discharge from his penis and was found incidentally to have COVID-19 on nasal swab. He was started on vancomycin, cefepime, and fluconazole for complicated penile cellulitis. For COVID-19 he was started […]
Abstract Number: 551
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 82-year-old woman with a history of OA and asthma presented with 3-week dry cough, SOB, poor appetite, and generalized weakness. She saw her PCP prior to admission and was prescribed prednisone for suspected asthma exacerbation which she took for 2 days without improvement. On presentation, she had a low-grade fever of 100.2⁰F […]
Abstract Number: 609
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old man with a history of non-seminomatous testicular cancer presents after four cycles of chemotherapy that included bleomycin with three weeks of dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain, worse for the previous week. He reports his chest pain began after his third cycle of chemotherapy. With each cycle of chemotherapy, he experiences several […]
Abstract Number: 637
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old man was brought to the emergency room by his friend for self-neglect. Approximately one year ago, the patient’s mother died. He has been afraid to eat since. Instead, nutritional intake was exclusively liquid and consisted of water, Gatorade and Boost meal supplement. He lost 200 pounds over the past year. Somatic […]
Abstract Number: 651
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 18 year male presented to the ED with complaints of 48 hours of chest pain radiating towards the neck associated with a sensation of fullness of the upper chest. He began a vigorous bench pressing regimen about two weeks prior to admission (PTA) with last session 5 days PTA. History is remarkable […]
Abstract Number: B29
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with past medical history of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and substance abuse presented to the ED with suicidal and homicidal ideations, and hallucinations. He tested positive for COVID-19 at an outside hospital a week prior to presentation. He endorsed subjective fevers and productive cough with non-bloody sputum and denied dyspnea, chest […]