Meeting
Abstract Number: 531
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 42-year-old woman admitted to the ICU for management of suspected septic shock. She presented with right lower quadrant and back pain for the past day, fever, nausea, and vomiting. Her blood pressure was 70/46 mm of Hg and examination was significant for right lower abdominal quadrant tenderness. [...]
Abstract Number: 691
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for increasing lower extremity swelling and dyspnea on exertion. Past medical history is pertinent for hypertension, obesity, and stroke. A few months prior, she had a hysterectomy for leiomyomata. Physical examination was within normal limits except for jugular venous distension and irregular heart rate and [...]
Abstract Number: 1043
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare multisystemic disease of uncertain etiology that can have a dramatic presentation with spontaneous pneumothorax. We describe the management of a case of LAM in a healthy individual in the setting of a community hospital.A 44-year-old female with a history of smoking and vaping presented with acute onset shortness [...]