Meeting
Abstract Number: 795
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old white male presented to the Emergency Department with a 2-day history of gait disturbance, flailing bilateral upper extremity movements, and confusion. His wife stated that his symptoms had been occurring for the past 1 month and acutely worsened over the past several days. For the past year, he had been evaluated […]
Abstract Number: O38
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 74-year-old male with a known history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and depression presented with 5 days of upper abdominal pain that radiated to the left chest and frequent muscle spasms. He was evaluated in the emergency department for right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Due to concerns for cholecystitis, point-of-care ultrasound was […]
Abstract Number: P29
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: 20-year-old severely agitated female with history of major depression disorder and anxiety presented after ingesting up to 85 pills including escitalopram, bupropion and alprazolam. Subsequently requiring 4-point restraint due to combative behavior. Labs remarkable for hypokalemia and metabolic acidosis. UDS positive for amphetamines, benzodiazepines cannabis. However negative testing for acetaminophen, salicylates, and ETOH. […]
Abstract Number: 1248
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 45 year-old male with a history of nephrolithiasis and hypertension presented with acute onset of right-sided flank pain and hematuria. He presented to an outside hospital and underwent workup for suspected nephrolithiasis. Urinalysis was negative for pyuria or leukocyte esterase. Non-contrast CT scan of his abdomen and pelvis was performed and was […]