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Abstract Number: 711
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old female smoker with no known medical history presented to the emergency department after being accidentally pepper-sprayed in her face by her grandson. She reported discomfort in her eyes and throat but denied visual changes, chest pain or dyspnea. Physical exam revealed hypertension, tachycardia, and conjunctival injection. She was discharged home after […]
Abstract Number: 714
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: As physicians, we frequently engage patients and families in goals of care discussions in the context of advanced serious illnesses. These discussions can be challenging for numerous reasons. We present an atypical case of a woman, who experienced acute onset of confusion, numbness, pre-syncope, chest pain, and abdominal pain, after initiating a discussion […]
Abstract Number: 739
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 67 year-old male presented to the hospital with progressive weakness, lightheadedness upon standing, and intermittent chest pain. His medical history includes hypertension and chronic back pain from spinal stenosis for which he was previously on long-term prednisone. Two months prior to admission he underwent an uncomplicated lumbar fusion with discectomy after which […]
Abstract Number: 751
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Our patient is 78-year-old female with a history of mitral regurgitation, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOT) with systolic anterior motion (SAM) of mitral valve, migraines, and hypertension presented with lightheadedness. She had increased blood pressure at her recent office visit few weeks back necessitating an increase in dosage of verapamil. At presentation, […]
Abstract Number: 787
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old female with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (A1c 11.8%) on insulin and previous stress cardiomyopathy during an episode of DKA with subsequently recovered systolic function presented with chest pain, nausea and vomiting following four days of cough and sore throat. On arrival, laboratory findings included: glucose 634 mg/dL, beta hydroxybutyrate […]
Abstract Number: C25
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old African American female with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) with stent placement, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia developed chest pain after being admitted for pulmonary embolism secondary to recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer. She was treated appropriately, but developed severe chest pain on day six of her stay. The patient’s vital signs […]
Abstract Number: G37
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 79-year-old female presented with substernal chest discomfort while having dinner radiating to her jaw lasting approximately 2 hours with associated lightheadedness. She reported psychological stressors in the weeks leading up to her admission including her neighbors threatening to kill her cat on multiple occasions. She was also stressed from being limited in […]
Abstract Number: 1055
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old female with a history of PTSD, anxiety, and tobacco use initially presented to the emergency department with the worst headache of her life. Labs were significant for white blood cell count of 18.8 (normal 4.3 – 10.8 x 109 cells/L), troponin of 2.91 (