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Abstract Number: OP1
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Hospitalizations to treat SARS-CoV-2 infected patients have strained health systems worldwide. Monitored outpatient management of select low-risk COVID-19 patients with isolated exertional hypoxia could help preserve hospital resources and reduce costs while aiming to maintain a high standard of care. In this retrospective cohort analysis, we aimed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of […]
Abstract Number: 106
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians have sought to identify risk factors for severe disease to help guide hospital algorithms, resource allocation and therapeutics. Older age, high Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), D-dimer and C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with severe disease (1-5). CCI and SaO2/FiO2 ratio are associated with mortality, but the changing SaO2 in […]
Abstract Number: 515
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with no known medical history presented after a syncopal episode and one week of malaise and fatigue. She was diagnosed with high output heart failure complicating severe pulmonary hypertension. Hemoglobin was 2.7 g/dL with MCV of 50 fL. She denied menorrhagia, melena, hematuria or hematemesis as well as weight loss […]
Abstract Number: 575
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old gentleman with newly diagnosed cirrhosis presented to the emergency room after 5 episodes of frank hematemesis. He had a recent screening esophagogastroduodenoscopy notable for portal hypertensive gastropathy without varices. On admission, he was hemodynamically stable with hemoglobin near his baseline. He was started on a pantoprazole infusion and IV ceftriaxone. Hours […]
Abstract Number: 591
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: INTRODUCTION:Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a complication seen in 4-7% of patients with chronic liver disease. The definitive treatment for HPS is liver transplantation (LT). A high index of suspicion is required to diagnose HPS. We present a perplexing case of HPS presenting with just hypoxia and orthodeoxia in the setting of liver disease.CASE […]
Abstract Number: 626
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old man with extreme obesity, heart failure, and a clinical diagnosis of gout presented with abdominal pain. Abdominal examination was limited by body habitus, as his body mass index was 68. Admission laboratory studies revealed acute kidney injury. He had been hospitalized before for similar presentations, but clear etiologies for the abdominal […]
Abstract Number: 721
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old woman with invasive ductal adenocarcinoma of the breast presented with three weeks of progressive dyspnea on exertion and a non-productive cough. She was tachycardic and tachypneic but otherwise hemodynamically stable. Physical exam was only notable for labored breathing and obesity. Basic lab work was unremarkable. Arterial blood gas showed respiratory alkalosis […]
Abstract Number: 761
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: We present a 22 y.o. female with a history significant for nephrolithiasis and a hormonal Intra Uterine contraceptive Device, who was admitted to the medicine Service for 6-7 days of odynophagia and dysphagia. She was being worked up along the lines of foreign body impaction and esophageal abrasion. Gastroenterology was consulted and had […]
Abstract Number: 824
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 56 year old male with no prior medical or surgical history presented to the hospital with fatigue, palpitations, shortness of breath, and bilateral ankle swelling for 2 months. He had also developed 4 pillow orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea but denied any chest pain or history of recurrent infections. He noted that […]
Abstract Number: 870
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 3-year-old male with past medical history of mild persistent asthma and allergic rhinitis presented with persistent hypoxia. He had a history of multiple prior hospitalizations for hypoxia, mainly in the setting of acute respiratory illness. At an outpatient cardiology visit, he was found to be hypoxic to 87%, though echocardiography was unrevealing […]