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Abstract Number: H46
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male with HIV, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and hypothyroidism initially presented for dyspnea on exertion, found on EKG to have electrical alternans. Telemetry showed intermittent type2 second degree AV block. Transthoracic echocardiogram was notable for large pericardial effusion, ejection fraction 35%, grade 1 diastolic dysfunction, early diastolic right ventricular […]
Abstract Number: J47
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old woman presented to the emergency department for sudden-onset of right calf pain, dyspnea, and coughing of blood-tinged sputum, along with worsening of right-sided, dull, heavy, pleuritic chest pain which had otherwise been present for three weeks. She was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus four days prior to presentation. On physical exam, pulse rate was 114/min […]
Abstract Number: K36
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old Hispanic male with a past medical history of well-controlled hypertension, Pre-diabetes, class 3 obesity, unprovoked Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) progressing to pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosed 6 months ago, treated with apixaban, presented to the ED with 2 weeks history of progressively worsening dyspnea, dry cough and orthopnea. Denies any chest pain, […]
Abstract Number: N27
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 57-year-old male with history of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) cirrhosis complicated by recurrent hepatic hydrothorax (requiring approximately 15 thoracenteses) presented with dyspnea. Admission chest x-ray and subsequent computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a large pleural effusion with collapse of the right lower lobe. He underwent thoracentesis with removal of two liters of pink, […]
Abstract Number: O35
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: Our patient is a 48-year-old female with medical history significant for hypertension who presented multiple times with recurrent intractable chest wall pain. Her history was significant for loss of appetite and weight loss of about 20 lbs in the last 2 months She had an unremarkable laboratory and imaging work up and eventually […]
Abstract Number: 1175
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 3-year-old previously healthy male was admitted with a five-day history of fevers up to 104 F, decreased oral intake, and decreased activity. He had been seen by his pediatrician on day three of illness, at which time he was noted to have leukocytosis with a white blood cell count of 30,200/µL and […]