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Abstract Number: 508
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 74-year-old female with history of heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, CKD Stage 3, obstructive sleep apnea, and COPD (2L O2 baseline) presented with weakness and shortness of breath for the last few days. She also endorsed having weight gain, despite a decrease in appetite. Apart from this, she reported a recent tick bite. On […]
Abstract Number: 521
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 68-year-old white female presented with upper respiratory tract symptoms which progressed to cough in 4 days and she was found to have a right lower lobe pneumonia. Her sputum culture revealed MSSA (Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus) and she was treated with ceftriaxone and azithromycin. But her pneumonia worsened and she developed parapneumonic effusion, […]
Abstract Number: 525
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 53 year old man presented with a global headache and difficulty concentrating for one week. The patient’s past medical history included systemic amyloidosis status post autologous stem cell transplant, hypertension, and end stage kidney disease, not yet on dialysis. Admission vital signs were within normal limits and physical exam was unremarkable. Computerized […]
Abstract Number: 545
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 54 year old female with history of SLE, ESRD on hemodialysis, CAD and aortic valve replacement, was admitted for confusion that started the morning of admission. CT head, basic labs and urine toxicology were non-revealing. EEG recordings were consistent with subclinical non-convulsive status epilepticus and the patient was admitted to the ICU. […]
Abstract Number: 547
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 65 year old male with history of end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, peripheral arterial disease complicated by bilateral below knee amputations, and type 2 diabetes mellitus admitted with limited flow on his right AV fistula. An IR fistulagram revealed moderate stenosis of the basilic vein outflow, and mild […]
Abstract Number: 570
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 45 year old woman with a past medical history of ESRD on hemodialysis, antiphospholipid syndrome on warfarin, and type 2 diabetes presented with severe, diffuse, intermittent abdominal pain. Physical exam was notable for tender subcutaneous nodules in the lower abdomen associated with overlying violaceous patches and central necrosis. Labs were notable for […]
Abstract Number: 623
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male with end-stage renal disease, on hemodialysis via left arteriovenous fistula for over 10 years, presented with progressively worsening left fifth-digit infection and severe hand pain over the last month. Additional history includes peripheral vascular disease resulting in bilateral above-the-knee amputations and recent right fourth-digit amputation. He was seen outpatient by […]
Abstract Number: 696
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old male was diagnosed with left renal pelvic, caliceal and ureteral transitional cell carcinoma(CA) 3 years before presentation. Patient had a history of transitional cell CA of the bladder that had extended to both kidneys despite local intervention. Patient underwent left sided nephroureterectomy 2 years later because of massive disease burden. Renal function […]
Abstract Number: 700
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: An 80 year old man in ESRD receiving peritoneal dialysis who had suffered several days of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea came to his nephrologist after his dialysate became a yellow, milky color. The nephrologist cultured his peritoneal fluid, and gram positive cocci in clusters were seen on gram stain. He underwent treatment with […]
Abstract Number: 761
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 70yo female with bipolar disorder and type 2 DM on metformin presented to the hospital with altered mental status, nausea/vomiting and diarrhea for 3 days. Per report the patient had self-administered laxatives and had consumed expired deli meat. On presentation, the patient was obtunded with at blood glucose of <10 and the […]