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Search Results for Thrombocytosis
Abstract Number: 401
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 77 year old man with history of renal cell cancer status post ablation a year ago presented to primary care physician with difficulty swallowing and weight loss for 3 weeks. Examination was normal. Routine labs showed thrombocytosis to 1170×10⁹ with platelet count of 300×10⁹ a month ago. He was referred to the emergency […]
Abstract Number: 518
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Mr. B.R. is a 60 year-old man with a past medical history of coronary artery disease and alcoholic cirrhosis who presented with acute onset abdominal and bilateral lower extremity rash. The rash became increasingly erythematous, pruritic and painful within the course of a few days. Patient denied having fever, chills, or body aches. […]
Abstract Number: 634
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old female with infrequent medical follow-up and a past medical history of chronic back pain presented to the ED with right-sided weakness and slurred speech. On the day of presentation she woke up at 11AM with right hand numbness, followed by the onset of right-sided weakness at 1PM, and slurred speech that […]
Abstract Number: 692
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old woman was referred to the hematology clinic for further workup for thrombocytosis which was found upon evaluation for vasovagal syncope. The patient was asymptomatic with no pertinent past medical or family history. Upon presentation, the patient was vitally stable and physical examination was normal. Labs were relevant for a white blood […]
Abstract Number: 716
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 25-year-old male with a past medical history of von Willebrand disease, thrombocytosis presented to an outside hospital (OSH) with acute onset chest pain. An EKG there showed ST-segment elevation in anterior leads after which he was emergently taken to the cardiac catheterization laboratory. He was found to have an left anterior descending (LAD) […]
Abstract Number: 742
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 48 year-old woman presented to the emergency room with dizziness following five episodes of black stool. She had otherwise been well and denied prior episodes. Her admission labs were notable for hemoglobin of 6.2 g/dL, white blood cell count of 24,000/uL, and platelets of 1.4 million/uL. On chart review, the patient had […]
Abstract Number: 776
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 37-year-old female with a past medical history of cerebral palsy and iron deficiency anemia due to heavy menstrual periods who presented with right-sided leg weakness for a few hours. Upon the patient’s arrival to the emergency room a stroke code was called. A CT scan of the […]
Abstract Number: 1232
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 37 y/o woman with past medical history of Multiple Sclerosis, diagnosed in 2011 was seen in clinic for evaluation of a new rash. Patient reported 1 week history of a reddish-purplish, non tender rash which had a circular, lacy pattern. She noted that the rash was predominantly in her lower extremities. She […]