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Abstract Number: 419
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old male presented to the emergency department with a 2 hour history of altered mental status. His wife reports that when he awoke, he was confused and acting inappropriately. After no improvement for 2 hours he was brought to the ED. En route to the ED, he ate a Hershey chocolate bar […]
Abstract Number: 425
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old African-American female with a past medical history of hypothyroidism, hypertension, and Alzheimer’s dementia presented to the emergency room with altered mental status and concern for possible stroke; family also reported new seizure-like activity. Vitals on admission were significant for severe hypertension however, she was afebrile. Physical exam was limited due to […]
Abstract Number: 461
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old Caucasian female patient with no significant medical history came to medical attention in December 2016 with an episode of generalized tonic clonic seizure. On admission, review of systems, vital signs and physical examination were unremarkable. The following laboratory tests were normal or negative: complete metabolic panel, complete blood count, urinalysis, chest […]
Abstract Number: 504
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old man was brought to our emergency department with a new-onset witnessed seizure. He was recently prescribed oral omeprazole for heartburn. He had no known medical conditions but had a family history of MEN1 in his father and paternal uncle. Initial labs showed hypercalcemia, with elevated PTH. MRI brain showed a sub-centimeter […]
Abstract Number: 508
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 74-year-old female with history of heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, CKD Stage 3, obstructive sleep apnea, and COPD (2L O2 baseline) presented with weakness and shortness of breath for the last few days. She also endorsed having weight gain, despite a decrease in appetite. Apart from this, she reported a recent tick bite. On […]
Abstract Number: 523
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 24-year-old black male with a history of generalized epilepsy first diagnosed one year ago presented to the Emergency Department (ED) after one episode of a witnessed generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Upon arrival at the ED, he was at his baseline mental state. However, just moments later, he had another refractory generalized tonic-clonic seizure […]
Abstract Number: 597
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 38 yr. old female presented with personality and behavior changes for the last 4 months which were described as episodes of impulsivity and outbursts of anger. Patient endorsed frequent episodes of headache and confusion caused by strong odors such as spices and garlic. She had progressive short-term memory deficit, often asking same […]
Abstract Number: 662
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 68-year old female with a history of uncomplicated alcohol dependence was brought in by ambulance after a witnessed seizure at home characterized by myoclonus for several minutes and prolonged post-ictal confusion. Upon presentation, she was altered, hypertensive to 183/118, and had a supraventricular tachycardia to the 160s broken with adenosine. The patient […]
Abstract Number: 676
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 23 year-old Central American male with a past medical history significant for an isolated seizure one year prior to present admission presents with seizure and headache. Vital signs, examination and laboratory studies at time of admission were unremarkable. CT head revealed a small eccentric nodule within a 1.0 x 0.8 x 1.1 […]
Abstract Number: 681
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old male presented to the emergency department after a witnessed episode of unresponsiveness, jerking motions, urinary incontinence and post-ictal confusion. The patient’s wife denied a history of epilepsy but reported several months of progressive dysarthria and gait ataxia, for which he had been evaluated nine months earlier. Work-up was negative for hemorrhage, […]