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Abstract Number: 385
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: Mr. O is a 28 year old Navy cadet with no significant past medical history who presented to the Emergency Department with three days of malaise, nausea, polyuria, and polydipsia in the setting of recent steroids for a new rash. On presentation, Mr. O’s glucose returned at 624 mg/dL, pH was 7.28 and […]
Abstract Number: 390
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: An otherwise healthy 31 years old Brazilian male presented to the hospital with two months history of constitutional symptoms, diffuse pruritic rash on torso and extremities, and diffuse lymphadenopathy. He lived with his wife and daughter, and most recent travel to Brazil was three months ago. His father has diabetes and mother died […]
Abstract Number: 416
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 30 year old woman with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis, episodes of alcoholic hepatitis and pancreatitis, was transferred to a tertiary care hospital from a community hospital for a liver transplant evaluation. On admission, she had a MELD score of 33. The patient was not a candidate for liver transplant due to […]
Abstract Number: 444
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 70 year old male with metastatic malignant melanoma on immunotherapy with nivolumab and ipilimumab was sent to the hospital by his oncologist for abdominal pain and elevated liver enzymes. His labs were notable for AST 275, ALT 1138, alkaline phosphatase of 394 and total bilirubin of 3.94. This patient had no known […]
Abstract Number: 453
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 65 year old African American male with a past medical history of non-obstructive CAD and chronic hepatitis C with cirrhosis presented to the emergency room with one episode of hematochezia. Vital signs on presentation were significant for BP 104/61 and HR 103. A digital rectal exam revealed bright red blood. Labs were […]
Abstract Number: 531
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: Adverse drug reactions are any injury that is a result of medication use and can be classified into two categories. Type A are reactions that are common and predictable. Type B are reactions that are rare and unpredictable. An 81-year-old woman with history of essential thrombocythemia presented with an intermittent, relapsing and remitting […]
Abstract Number: 536
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 56 year-old woman with a history of untreated Hepatitis C, anal cancer status post chemotherapy and radiation, current IV heroin use, and MRSA tricuspid valve endocarditis presented with lethargy, jaundice, abdominal pain, oliguria, fevers and lower extremity swelling and rash. On arrival, she initially had fluid-responsive hypotension and fever up to 102. […]
Abstract Number: 559
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 34 year-old female without medical history who had an uncomplicated vaginal delivery 3 months prior presented with acute onset right upper quadrant abdominal pain and several episodes of emesis. The patient took no prescription medications; however, she had been taking fenugreek for the past 6-8 weeks to enhance her milk production in […]
Abstract Number: 563
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 19-year-old, 22-week pregnant woman with no significant past medical history presented with cough, fever, myalgia, abdominal pain and diarrhea for two weeks. On admission, she was febrile to 101.2 F and tachycardic with HR of 110-120 bpm. Physical exam revealed right upper quadrant (RUQ) tenderness upon palpation and one vesicular genital lesion. […]
Abstract Number: 570
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 44-year-old African American male with medical history of hypertension presented to the emergency room for two and a half weeks of nausea without vomiting. He endorsed fatigue, weakness, anorexia, weight loss, jaundice, itching and constipation. He denied fever, night sweats, pale stools, hematochezia or abdominal pain. He reported dark urine with dysuria. […]