Meeting
Abstract Number: 747
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old man with history of alcoholic cirrhosis presented with diarrhea, abdominal pain, fatigue and confusion for one week. Vitals were within normal limits, though the patient reported subjective fevers at home. Physical exam was notable for asterixis and ascites, and a paracentesis was performed. Cell count and culture of his ascitic fluid […]
Abstract Number: 832
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Patient is a 37-year-old male with a history of HIV, Kaposi’s sarcoma, substance abuse, Hepatitis C, and heart failure. Patient was previously treated for cryptococcal meningitis, neurosyphilis, VZV encephalitis, and ESBL UTI. He presents to the hospital due to shortness of breath, facial pain, malaise, neck stiffness, and abdominal pain with bilious vomiting. […]
Abstract Number: 925
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male was referred to our institution for outpatient ERCP after suffering an episode of severe hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis complicated by pseudocyst formation at a nearby community hospital five months prior. During that hospital admission, the patient was also diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The outpatient ERCP was for a planned […]