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Abstract Number: 455
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 31-year-old male with past medical history of narcolepsy, migraine, anxiety, depression, and motor tics disorder presented to the hospital complaining of headache, left sided weakness and intermittent left upper extremity paresthesia for 3 days. Physical examination was remarkable for decreased left upper extremity sensation; motor strength was 5/5 in all 4 extremities. […]
Abstract Number: 557
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 32 year-old female without significant medical history presented with nausea and vomiting, 1 week after being a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The original accident caused loss of consciousness, and post-concussive syndrome headaches, but no significant injuries, fractures or internal bleeding. Upon re-admission, she was orthostatic positive. She was lethargic, with a […]
Abstract Number: 679
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old man presented with a one-month history of fevers, night sweats, low back pain, and an enlarging nodule on his back. Physical exam revealed left axillary adenopathy, diminished breath sounds at bilateral bases, and an irregularly shaped 10 cm pigmented lesion (image 1) on his left posterior hemithorax. Labs were notable for […]
Abstract Number: 687
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: The patient is a 56-year-old Caucasian male who presented from an outside hospital (OSH) for recurrent chylous ascites. Four years ago, he was diagnosed with unprovoked left subclavian and left internal jugular deep vein thromboses (DVTs) and had been placed on chronic warfarin therapy. At that time, he developed chylous ascites which resolved […]
Abstract Number: 691
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 67-year-old female with a history of GERD, diabetes, and remote breast cancer treated with lumpectomy, radiation, and tamoxifen who presented with one-month of persistent abdominal distension associated with anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and shortness of breath. In addition, she had one episode of severe epigastric pain that radiated […]
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: 782
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old female with decompensated alcoholic liver cirrhosis was admitted to the hospital for lower abdominal pain. The initial paracentesis polymorphonuclear (PMN) leukocyte count was 149 cells/mm3, but the patient was found to have E. coli urinary tract infection. During the course of her treatment, the patient developed pancreatitis and her hepatic encephalopathy […]
Abstract Number: 790
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old Caucasian female with a significant past medical history of Factor V Leiden deficiency presented to our institution for evaluation of new-onset seizures that began while driving. No head trauma or other bodily harm was sustained. The patient was non-ill appearing and hemodynamically stable. The physical exam was otherwise unremarkable. Laboratory evaluations […]
Abstract Number: 896
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 26-year-old woman presents with abdominal pain for one day. She developed sudden, sharp and constant abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant and epigastric area. The pain is associated with subjective fevers, nausea and non-bilious, non-bloody vomiting. Pain is worse with deep breathing and movement. She denies weight loss, no diarrhea or constipation, […]
Abstract Number: C17
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Cirrhosis was the fifteenth leading cause of death in the United States in 2019, with ascites being the most common major complication leading to hospital admission. Patients with ascites have recurrent hospital admissions with disproportionate use of hospital resources. Large volume abdominal paracentesis can be done safely by trained providers and is associated with […]