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Search Results for Pulmonary Embolism
Abstract Number: 765
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old female with a past medical history significant for hypertension well controlled on carvedilol and left elbow fracture status post fixation 2.5 weeks prior presented to the hospital secondary to lightheadedness. Patient had been experiencing waxing and waning lightheadedness for 3 days, worse when standing from the seated position and walking. She […]
Abstract Number: 795
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old woman with antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS), and history of multiple lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and miscarriages, on warfarin presented with syncope, fall, and head-strike. She was found to have an acute subdural hematoma (SDH) in the interhemispheric fissure and a non-occlusive DVT in the left femoral vein. Initial labs showed […]
Abstract Number: 803
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 57-year old man was found down at home one day prior to admission. Three days prior, he experienced intermittent “stabbing” chest pain and dizziness. Past medical history was significant only for multiple sclerosis treated with Copaxone. On admission, he was afebrile, heart rate 113bpm, blood pressure 104/71 mmHg, respiratory rate 19 breaths […]
Abstract Number: 805
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 62 year old woman with past medical history of HTN, CAD, bipolar disorder, osteoporosis and vertebral compression fractures, who presented to the ER 8 days after T6-T10 vertebroplasties, with pleuritic interscapular pain radiating toward the sternum. She had no dyspnea, palpitations, cough, hemoptysis. Had no tachycardia or […]
Abstract Number: 832
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old man with elephantiasis nostras verrucosa (ENV) was admitted to the hospital for fevers due to sepsis from lower extremity cellulitis. On exam, he was febrile to 102.1°F with HR 98 and BP 103/65. Cardiopulmonary exam was unremarkable. Malodorous indurated 2cm-thick brown plaques, embedded with gray and yellow debris, covered his feet […]
Abstract Number: 847
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 84-year-old woman with a medical history of asthma and hypertension presented with generalized weakness and poor oral intake. Initial vital signs showed heart rate of 108 beats/minute, blood pressure 146/77 mmHg, temperature of 105.5 F and respiratory rate of 15 breaths/minute. Admission labs showed a leukocytosis (78.56 K/uL cells) with blasts, thrombocytopenia […]
Abstract Number: 896
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 66 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia (HLD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) presented to the hospital for an elective three-vessel coronary artery bypass graft involving the left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery, saphenous vein graft (SVG) to the obtuse marginal artery, and […]
Abstract Number: F12
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common vascular disease in the US, frequently underdiagnosed and potentially fatal condition where embolic material blocks one or more pulmonary arteries impairing blood flow. In this study, we aim to describe the prevalence, outcomes, and predictors of mortality of mechanical (MT) and surgical thrombectomy (ST). Methods: This […]
Abstract Number: F38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A Caucasian male in his early 60s with metastatic pancreatic cancer presented to the urgent care with complaints of neck pain. He recently underwent kyphoplasty at the level of T3-T4 two weeks prior. He noticed a growing lump in his neck that grew over the last two days and associated with excruciating pain. […]
Abstract Number: J39
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 49-year-old vegetarian male (on supplements with vitamin B12) with recent myocardial infarction (MI) presented with 8-months of worsening neurological symptoms beginning as paresthesias progressing to cognitive decline and gait instability. Physical exam was significant for poor recall, inability to perform basic calculations, impaired proprioception in the right lower extremity, sensory ataxia in […]