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Search Results for Rhabdomyolysis
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: 801
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 33-year-old male with a history of HIV, bipolar disorder and polysubstance abuse presented to the ED with one day of severe pain in his lower back and bilateral thighs. He described the pain as sharp and fiery, with radiation from the lower back to his knees bilaterally. Further history revealed that the […]
Abstract Number: 828
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 97-year-old male with past medical history of HTN, COPD, CAD post PCI, T2DM, HLD, CVA with no residual deficit, presented to the emergency department (ED) with generalized weakness for one week. The patient had been in his usual state of health until seven days ago when he woke up with symptoms of […]
Abstract Number: 840
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 26-year-old male with no significant past medical history was intubated due to respiratory failure from cocaine and fentanyl overdose. Admission labs showed severe rhabdomyolysis (creatinine kinase> 22K U/L), hyperphosphatemia (>20mg/dL) and hyperkalemia (>10mmol/L) with creatinine 2.9mg/dL. ICU course was complicated by hypoalbuminemia, chronic hypocalcemia (corrected calcium-7.6-8.4 mmol/L) and chronic hyperphosphatemia (5.6-10mg/dL). He […]
Abstract Number: 881
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A previously healthy, obese 15-year-old male presented to an ED in North Carolina with acute encephalopathy preceded by six days of flu-like symptoms with one day of diarrhea and cough. On presentation, he was febrile, tachycardic, tachypneic, with other vital signs normal. He was disoriented with slowed speech, inappropriate laughter, and delayed verbal […]
Abstract Number: 902
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 41-year-old African American male with a past medical history of overactive bladder and benign prostatic hyperplasia presented to the emergency department (ED) with increasing proximal bilateral lower extremity muscle pain for five days. His pain was accompanied with increasing difficulty with ambulation. The patient also noted persisting hematuria, urgency, and hesitancy for […]
Abstract Number: B35
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 57-year-old female patient with no significant past medical history presented to the ER with a chief complaint of progressive dyspnea and lower extremity weakness for the past 3 months. Oxygen saturation was 87% on room air. Physical exam revealed bilateral crackles on lung auscultation. Bilateral lower extremities (BLE) had 3/5 strength with a […]
Abstract Number: 1002
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 18-year-old female college student with a past medical history of polycystic kidney disease, febrile seizures and treated Kawasaki’s disease presented with bilateral lower extremity muscle weakness, which was acute and uniform without any patterns such as ascending or descending quality. The severity of the symptoms lead to patient’s inability to ambulate without support […]
Abstract Number: 1095
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 58-year-old woman presented with 10 hours of left lower extremity pain and decreased urine output. The patient had a history of total thyroidectomy decades prior and had been prescribed levothyroxine. It was stopped two months prior to admission for low TSH.She had 2+ edema bilaterally.Labs returned with a creatinine of 6.8 mg/dL, […]
Abstract Number: 1124
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 62-year-old male from a major urban city in Northeast US with history of hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus presented with fevers and thigh pain for three days. He had no recent travel history, sick contacts, or bug bites. Physical examination was notable for injected conjunctiva. Lab work revealed leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, acute […]