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Search Results for Thrombocytopenia
Abstract Number: 746
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 46-year-old female presented with a 2-day history of shortness of breath, pleuritic chest pain and lower extremity swelling while taking low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH). One month prior she was diagnosed with a left lower extremity DVT after a hysterectomy. She was treated with LMWH with a planned transition to rivaroxaban. Medical history […]
Abstract Number: 753
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Case 1: A 25-year-old female was transferred to our hospital with fever and systemic inflammation refractory to prednisolone treatment. Two weeks prior to the transfer, she was admitted to another hospital on account of fever, thrombocytopenia, elevated alkaline phosphatase level and hepatonephromegaly on CT scan. No peripheral edema, pleural effusion, ascites or lymphadenopathy […]
Abstract Number: 767
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: 70 year old male veteran with Lung Adenocarcinoma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and remote Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma presents with nausea, diaphoresis, and shortness of breath following administration of intravenous Iodinated Contrast Media (ICM) obtained for a staging Computerized Tomography (CT) scan. The patient was afebrile, with sinus tachycardia at 120 beats […]
Abstract Number: 767
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 39-year-old construction worker with no past medical history presented to the hospital with a 2-week-history of fatigue and left upper quadrant abdominal pain associated with intermittent high fevers and chills. Patient reports his 9-year-old daughter was sick with fevers and an upper respiratory tract infection a month ago right after a camping […]
Abstract Number: 795
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old woman with antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS), and history of multiple lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and miscarriages, on warfarin presented with syncope, fall, and head-strike. She was found to have an acute subdural hematoma (SDH) in the interhemispheric fissure and a non-occlusive DVT in the left femoral vein. Initial labs showed […]
Abstract Number: 796
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 27 year old previous healthy male presented to the Emergency Department with 4 days of progressive fatigue and scleral icterus. These symptoms were preceded by 2 days of a nonproductive cough. Upon presentation, the patient’s labs were notable for an indirect hyperbilirubinemia of 5.9 mg/dL. Complete blood count revealed a macrocytic anemia […]
Abstract Number: 807
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male who presented to us with worsening dyspnea on exertion and non-productive cough. Review of systems was negative. Vitals were unremarkable; physical examination was significant for bilateral basilar rales which were corroborated by his chest x-ray that revealed bilateral pleural effusions. Laboratory findings were notable for normocytic anemia and elevated liver […]
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 […]
Abstract Number: 841
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Lemierre’s syndrome is a clinical syndrome characterized by septic thrombophlebitis of the internal jugular (IJ) vein after an oropharyngeal infection. We present a case of a 36-year-old man with no significant past medical history who presented with one week of subjective fevers/chills, sore throat, and dysphagia. On initial evaluation, vital signs were only […]
Abstract Number: 843
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 32-year old female with complicated past medical history of intravenous drug use, mitral valve endocarditis status/post repair, and recent diagnosis of Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) was transferred from another hospital for management of severe thrombocytopenia refractory to Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG) and steroids. She had initially presented with intermittent high-grade fevers and fatigue without […]