Meeting
Abstract Number: 487
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 61 year old male with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and obstructive sleep apnea presented to the hospital with fever. He reported 1 week of fever to 103 F with associated rigors, abdominal pain, confusion, and decreased urine output. He reported a keen interest in outdoor activities such as hiking. […]
Abstract Number: 620
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 53 year old male with a history of alcohol abuse presented to the ED with hyponatremia and elevated LFTs after a week of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The patient had a previous drinking history of a 12-pack of beer per day, denied IV drug use and any recent travel outside of Texas. Determined […]
Abstract Number: 694
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old Hispanic man from Mexico, with a history of hypertension and obesity, presented in September to an outside hospital with high fevers. He worked as a truck driver primarily in Arizona. He had a witnessed seizure and developed persistent altered mental status. The patient rapidly decompensated into septic shock requiring vasopressors, and […]
Abstract Number: 819
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 86 year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis on methotrexate and prednisone, CAD, HTN, CKD 3 presented with bilateral lower extremity rash for 5 days. He initially had pruritus in the legs, now progressed with redness and pain. He spent most of his days in his backyard during the summertime but did not recall […]