Meeting
Abstract Number: 820
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 69-year-old female with a past medical history of coronary artery disease with prior percutaneous coronary intervention of the right coronary artery and left circumflex coronary artery, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and COPD presented to an outside hospital with acute onset dyspnea and right-sided chest pain. ECG was obtained immediately upon arrival and was notable for […]
Abstract Number: 952
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome (TES) is a rare condition characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue inside the thoracic cavity. It consists of four distinct clinical entities: catamenial pneumothorax, catamenial hemothorax, hemoptysis, and pulmonary nodules. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman with TES presenting as spontaneous hemopneumothorax. Patient is a 47-year old […]
Abstract Number: 1043
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare multisystemic disease of uncertain etiology that can have a dramatic presentation with spontaneous pneumothorax. We describe the management of a case of LAM in a healthy individual in the setting of a community hospital.A 44-year-old female with a history of smoking and vaping presented with acute onset shortness […]