Meeting
Abstract Number: 650
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 20-year-old male presented with a one-week history of high fevers, headaches and nasal congestion, and he was diagnosed with Covid-19. Over the following three days, he developed left eye proptosis, altered mental status and photophobia. Prior to infection, the patient was in good health, did not smoke and had no family history [...]
Abstract Number: 810
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old gentleman status- post craniotomy for meningioma resection 3 weeks ago was brought to the ER with complaints of 1 episode of fever (101 F) associated with weakness, decreased appetite and a decline in functional capacity. Blood cultures were obtained, a CT brain was ordered which ruled out acute pathology and the [...]
Abstract Number: 1237
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 35-year-old female with past medical history of mitochondrial disease, asthma, Fanconi syndrome, diabetes mellitus, and GERD presented to the hospital with a four-day history of dyspnea due to Rhinovirus seen on respiratory panel. The patient was managed in the intensive care unit for non-invasive ventilation support, and received solumedrol, albuterol, ipratropium, and azithromycin. [...]