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Abstract Number: 348
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 73-year-old woman with a past medical history of hypertension and osteoarthritis presented to the emergency department with progressive right lower back pain after a mechanical fall, subacute oropharyngeal dysphagia, and diffuse proximal and distal muscle weakness. On presentation, she was afebrile with unremarkable vital signs. Her labs were significant for a WBC […]
Abstract Number: 373
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 62 year-old woman with hypertension presented with one day of profound, generalized weakness. The patient awoke from sleep and felt nearly paralyzed from the neck down, unable to walk or hold a glass of water. Exam revealed 2+ strength in upper and lower extremities and left wrist drop but no cranial nerve […]
Abstract Number: 412
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 4 year-old male presented with bilateral leg pains and abnormal gait for 3 days. One week prior to admission, the patient had viral upper respiratory symptoms consisting of dry cough, congestion and rhinorrhea without abdominal pain or diarrhea, which resolved prior to presentation. Three days prior to presentation he began […]
Abstract Number: 416
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 61 year-old woman presented with unbearable weakness and muscle aches that progressed over the past two weeks. The patient was seen in clinic the day prior for these symptoms and overall lethargy to the point of inability to stand or walk. On examination, she had generalized weakness, dry skin, a flat affect, […]
Abstract Number: 525
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 60-year-old African American male with history of polyarticular tophaceous gout, chronic back pain related to DDD, HTN, CKD stage III, HIV on HAART, COPD presented with worsening back pain of 1-week duration associated with progressive lower extremity weakness and inability to walk. Low back pain was noted as sharp, stabbing in nature radiating […]
Abstract Number: 534
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with a past medical history of hyperlipidemia on atorvastatin and type 2 diabetes presenting with progressive muscle pain and weakness. Who reports proximal muscle weakness, worsening over four years, and most prominent in the lower extremities. He started atorvastatin approximately one year prior to evaluation and has a family history […]
Abstract Number: 555
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Introduction: Hypokalemic periodic paralysis (HOKPP) is characterized by transient episodes of muscle weakness and inability of muscle movement associated with hypokalemia. The paralysis typically affects the arms and legs, though the diaphragm and the tongue may also be affected.Case Description: A 50-year-old female with tobacco use and significant alcohol consumption presented with progressive […]
Abstract Number: 563
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old Asian male with a one-year history of recurrent generalized muscle weakness presented to the emergency department with whole body paralysis. The patient’s symptoms began abruptly that morning, when he was unable to stand and exit a train due to lower extremity weakness, which generalized over the course of one hour. He […]
Abstract Number: 598
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 19 yo female presented to our hospital with the complaint of lower extremity weakness and paresthesias. She had a history of episodic abdominal pain with vomiting, headaches, and paresthesias. Prior evaluations for these symptoms had led to diagnoses of fibromyalgia, migraine headaches and cyclic vomiting with erosive esophagitis. She had experienced lower […]
Abstract Number: 624
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old-male with history of diabetes type 1 and renal transplant on immunosuppression presents with 2 weeks of weakness, anorexia, and cough. Initial exam revealed temperature 102.8 but was otherwise normal. He was started on empiric broad-spectrum antibiotics. Two days after admission, he was found obtunded and dysarthric. He suffered an aspiration event […]