Meeting
Abstract Number: 549
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 62-year-oldwoman with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) presented with one week of worsening shortness of breath, bilateral lower extremity edema, and poor oral intake. Over the past year, the she had increasing early satiety resulting in a 93-pound weight loss and progressively decreasing exercise tolerance. She noted dry eyes, dry […]
Abstract Number: 649
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Lyme disease (LD) is caused by the Ixodes tick-borne infection with spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi [1]. LD is most commonly reported in the Northeastern and upper Midwestern United States [2]. It is divided into three stages. Early localized, stage 1, with Erythema Migrans (EM) bull’s eye lesion present in 70-80% of patients [1], within […]
Abstract Number: 773
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old male with a medical history of type 2 diabetes and hypothyroidism presented with six months duration of intermittent pain, swelling, numbness and tingling of his hands. He was previously diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and had carpal tunnel release of his left wrist five months prior to presentation; however, the swelling […]
Abstract Number: 926
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old Iraqi man with asthma and type 2 diabetes who enjoys gardening was diagnosed with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when he presented with joint pain and swelling in both hands and wrists. He was treated with prednisone (20 mg daily) and methotrexate. One month later, he developed swelling and ulcerative papules on […]