Meeting
Abstract Number: 353
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old Caucasian male presented with worsening fatigue and dyspnea for several days. His comorbidities included remote history of essential thrombocytosis controlled with aspirin, hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and mitral valve repair. He was admitted to the medical ICU for acute hypoxic respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. His physical exam was remarkable for […]
Abstract Number: 697
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 67 year old African American man with extensive stage small cell neuroendocrine lung cancer presented to the ED with one month of shortness of breath. On exam, he was in mild distress requiring 2L nasal cannula (NC). RR 23-37. CXR revealed a large right pleural effusion. A thoracentesis confirmed the effusion to […]