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Abstract Number: 1029
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: We present a 68-year-old woman who was in her usual state of health until July 2019 who presented with abdominal pain, back pain along with unintentional weight loss. Imaging revealed a mass in her pancreatic body which was confirmed with EUS and biopsy as invasive pancreatic adenocarcinoma. In late August, she presented with […]
Abstract Number: 1060
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 48-year-old female with past medical history of cirrhosis secondary to HBV (on entecavir) and EtOH, decompensated by hepatic encephalopathy and ascites, coronary artery disease s/p stenting to LAD in 2009 presented to the hospital with abdominal pain and distension for a 1-week duration. She stated that the pain radiated to her back and […]
Abstract Number: 1080
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 63-year-old female with past medical history significant for myasthenia gravis managed with azathioprine (AZA) presented with recurrent fevers, shortness of breath, malaise and night sweats for one week after attending a funeral in Pennsylvania. She denied any sick contacts, hiking, animal exposure, tick bites, or rashes. She was seen outpatient and her […]
Abstract Number: 1097
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 82-year-old woman with a history of bladder diverticulum, neurogenic bladder, and atrial fibrillation was admitted to the intensive care unit because of an altered mental status. For 10 years, she had experienced recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) following total hysterectomy. She had no history of alcohol abuse or liver disease. On examination, […]
Abstract Number: 1134
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 30-year-old man presented for evaluation of multiple episodes of recurrent non-bloody, watery diarrhea and abdominal complaints. Initially seen in clinic, he was well appearing, with normal lab work (CBC, BMP, TSH, TTG IgA, CRP), but given the subacute timeframe of his diarrhea (2-3 weeks) he was referred to a gastroenterologist. Further testing […]
Abstract Number: 1144
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 70 year-old female with migraines, type 2 diabetes and hypertension presented with progressively worsening headaches, fatigue, fevers, and 20 lb weight loss over six months. She had extensive workup revealing elevated inflammatory markers and an MRI brain three months prior showing a mildly expansile lesion in the right sphenoid bone (Fig. 1A). […]
Abstract Number: 1147
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An undomiciled 48-year-old man with HIV presented with fever, chills, rigors, and bilateral leg swelling with pain for 1 week. He had developed worsening painful weeping ulceration most prominently over his right leg below the knee after exposure to water during a series of thunderstorms over the week prior. Physical examination revealed fever, […]
Abstract Number: 1161
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 56-year-old female presented to ED with a two-week history of fever, chills, headache, intermittent nausea and vomiting, mild abdominal pain. Her comorbidities included Diabetes mellitus, Morbid obesity, and Hypertension. She had mild leukocytosis on complete blood count and had physical examination significant for bilateral rhonchi in chest auscultation. She was admitted under the […]
Abstract Number: 1184
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Patient is a 15 yo boy with PANDAS, epilepsy, ADHD, and developmental delay presented with 9 days of decreased ambulation, abdominal pain, headache, and fatigue. Initially, his symptoms were attributed to recent fall and recent IVIG infusion. However, the patient then developed anorexia, weight loss, and aggressive behavior prompting admission. On exam, he […]
Plenary Presentations
Abstract Number: Plenary
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Antibiotics targeted against C. difficile bacteria are necessary, but insufficient, to achieve a durable clinical response because they have no effect on C. difficile spores that germinate within a disrupted microbiome. ECOSPOR-III evaluated SER-109, an investigational, biologically-derived microbiome therapeutic of purified Firmicute spores for treatment of recurrent CDI. Methods: Adults ≥18 years with recurrent […]