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Search Results for effusion
Abstract Number: 473
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly known as lupus, is a multifaceted autoimmune disorder characterized by a myriad of clinical manifestations, including but not limited to fatigue, joint pain and swelling, and malar rash. Although a common cardiac manifestation of SLE is pericarditis, often accompanied by pericardial effusion, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is not […]
Abstract Number: 487
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male presented to our institution with progressive dyspnea and associated hemoptysis of several days duration. He was a former cigarette smoker, having smoked approximately 1 pack per day for 45 years, who had recently transitioned to using electronic cigarettes, or “vaping,” 3 months prior. With regards to his vaping, he reported […]
Abstract Number: 498
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old male with severe COPD (on 3L NC at baseline), coronary artery disease, obesity, and history of tobacco abuse initially presented to the emergency room with chest pain after a fall. A chest x-ray revealed multiple rib fractures. He had worsening hypoxia over the next few days, and a CT chest revealed […]
Abstract Number: 505
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 73 year old female with a PMH of CKD 3a, GERD, and laryngeal cancer s/p total laryngectomy presented with epigastric pain for one day, radiating to bilateral upper abdominal quadrants, nausea, and vomiting.On exam the patient was hypertensive (240/90s), but otherwise hemodynamically stable. Lab work was unremarkable. A HIDA scan showed acute […]
Abstract Number: 531
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 43 year old male with a past medical history of stage 4 chronic kidney disease, hypertension treated with Minoxidil, former smoker, was initially diagnosed 9 years prior with presumed viral small pericardial effusion that remained stable on follow-up with serial echocardiograms. He presented with dyspnea and chest tightness with exertion, orthopnea, paroxysmal […]
Abstract Number: 567
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 46 year-old woman presented with one week of palpitations and dyspnea on exertion. Her medical history was remarkable for a pericardial effusion of unknown etiology two months prior, treated with pericardiocentesis in Guyana. On presentation she was hemodynamically stable. Exam was significant for distant heart sounds and decreased breath sounds at the […]
Abstract Number: 579
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A thirty-three year old woman with a history of alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis and sphincter of Oddi dysfunction presented with dyspnea and a non-productive cough. She was admitted to the intensive care unit for acute hypoxic respiratory failure. On arrival, she was febrile and hypoxic, saturating 80% on room air. Labs were notable for […]
Abstract Number: 588
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An otherwise healthy 69-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with a 3-month history of progressive dyspnea on exertion and anasarca following out-patient transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) demonstrating a large pericardial effusion and early signs of cardiac tamponade based on exaggerated mitral inflow velocity with respiration. Physical exam revealed jugular venous distension and a […]
Abstract Number: 590
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old Caucasian male with a history of recently diagnosed transitional cell carcinoma, diastolic heart failure (EF 65%), BPH, and CKD stage III presented with dysuria, hematuria, fever, and dyspnea one-month after cystoscopy with left ureteral stent exchange and palliative laser ablations of his ureteral and bladder lesions. Chest radiograph and CT abdomen […]
Abstract Number: 608
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: This is the case of a 57-year-old lady with rapidly progressive stage IV pulmonary adenocarcinoma who presented two months after diagnosis with findings of significant hyponatremia. Upon admission, she was afebrile, hypotensive and tachycardic. Sodium was 119 mEq/L, potassium 2.4 mEq/L, chloride 67 mEq/L, serum osmolality 246 mosm/kg, urine osmolality 684 mosm/kg and […]