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Abstract Number: 205
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Due to their widespread availability, inflammatory markers are used with increasing frequency, often concurrently, without adding any diagnostic or clinical benefit1,2. While unnecessary labs do not offer any additional benefit, they can be a significant source of physical and emotional distress to patients and their families3-5. In an era that emphasizes high-value, low-cost medical […]
Abstract Number: 255
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Current guidelines and most experts recommend pharmacologic venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis for patients hospitalized with an acute inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exacerbation. Quality measures of physician performance further expand this mandate to include patients with a diagnosis of IBD who are hospitalized for any reason. We sought to assess the risk of VTE in […]
Abstract Number: 311
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: This is a 21 year old man with prior polysubstance use who presented with worsening pleuritic chest pain, subjective fever, diffuse abdominal pain, and diarrhea for three days. He reported testing positive for COVID-19 17 days prior to admission, but for 14 days thereafter had only mild symptoms of non-productive cough and malaise. […]
Abstract Number: 385
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 41 year-old male with HIV/AIDS (diagnosed three years ago), cutaneous Kaposi Sarcoma (KS), started on combination antiretroviral treatment (cART) three months ago (CD4 270, Viral load (VL) >2000 at the time of initiation of cART), recent VL of 39, who presented with worsening shortness of breath, cough, abdominal pain, abdominal distention and […]
Abstract Number: 408
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 36 year-old African-American female with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) was admitted to a community hospital with hypercalcemia and acute kidney injury (AKI). She recently was diagnosed with HIV/AIDs with diffuse lymphadenopathy. An abdominal lymph node biopsy showed Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). She was started on highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) […]
Abstract Number: 430
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 53 year-old man with a history of Hodgkin’s lymphoma status post splenectomy, mantle radiation, and ABVD chemotherapy, severe aortic stenosis, and moderate mitral stenosis attributed to chemoradiation presented with recurrent fevers and lower abdominal pain. He also reported six years of migratory polyarthritis formerly on prednisone and methotrexate, 45kg unintentional weight loss, […]
Abstract Number: 431
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old destitute G6P6006 woman with an advanced stage Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) presented to the OB/GYN for four-month right breast pain and one-month skin changes. The examination was notable for a diffusely dense and hard to left palpation breast, peau d’orange, medial scarring similar to boils without drainage, absent nipple discharge, and […]
Abstract Number: 444
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: An asymptomatic 27 year-old male with no past medical history presented with an incidental finding of a IV/VI systolic ejection murmur best heard at the left lower sternal border with parasternal heave. Physical examination was otherwise unrevealing with no lymphadenopathy. A subsequent transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a 4 cm by 2.5 cm intracardiac mass […]
Abstract Number: 455
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 54-year-old male with past medical history of ulcerative colitis not on active treatment and DM type II presented to his primary care provider (PCP) with right ear pain and swelling which began a week prior. His PCP added oral clindamycin, Cortisporin otic drops, and later prednisone when his pain and swelling did […]
Abstract Number: 459
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: We present an unusual case of a previously healthy patient presenting with a demyelinating polyneuropathy, which was determined to be the initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).This was a 36 year-old female with an unremarkable past medical history who presented with leg weakness that progressively spread to her arms with associated tingling […]