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Search Results for paraneoplastic
Abstract Number: 373
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old obese male with history of atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure (CHF) and alcohol use presented with subacute worsening of lower extremity edema, fatigue, and exercise tolerance. Five months prior to presentation, he was admitted to an outside hospital with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation and CHF. At that time an echocardiogram showed […]
Abstract Number: 429
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 28 year old male presented to clinic with a painless, progressively enlarging mass in his right testis for 4-6 weeks. On examination a large, firm, right scrotal swelling was present. Testicular ultrasound revealed a heterogeneous 6.2 x 4.1 x 6.5 cm solid mass in the right testes. Labs were notable for a […]
Abstract Number: 432
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 26 year old female with no past medicalor psychiatric history presented to our hospital by her friends after they reported complaining that she had been behaving impulsive and manic during the preceding week. As described by friends and family, patient had recently traveled from Arkansas to Chicago to visit her family. However […]
Abstract Number: 460
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old African American man with no significant medical history came to medical attention in December 2016 with severe post prandial bloating and vomiting for 2 months. On admission, vital signs and physical examination were unremarkable. The following laboratory tests were normal or negative: blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine, bilirubin, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate […]
Abstract Number: 487
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: 59 year old female presented to the emergency department complaining of two weeks of atraumatic, painful bruising to her lower extremities, right shoulder, and lower back. She was unable to bear weight on her right lower extremity due to pain. She denied any history of anticoagulant or antiplatelet usage, and denied any family […]
Abstract Number: 491
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 76-year-old woman with history of non-small cell lung cancer status post chemoradiation five years ago presented with acute onset of diffuse muscle weakness and swelling in bilateral forearms and legs, with a “woody” texture on palpation but without fluctuance. BP and HR were normal, but she had recurrent fevers as high as […]
Abstract Number: 521
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 84-year-old Caucasian male with a history of hyperlipidemia presented to his primary care provider with a 6-week history of an erythematous rash with associated proximal limb weakness but without complaint of breathing or swallowing difficulties. Statin-induced rash with myopathy were suspected so his statin was stopped, and he was referred for skin […]
Abstract Number: 532
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: An 87 year old male with a history HFrEF 35%, BPH, Afib, seizure disorder. He had a recent fall and presented with A-fib with RVR. His creatinine at that time was found to be 5.6 (no baseline creatinine at that time). Renal and bladder ultrasound showed large intravesical mass consistent with bladder mass […]
Abstract Number: 543
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 80-year-old female with a history significant for breast cancer status post mastectomy with chemo/radiation therapy and phenytoin-induced liver injury in 2013 presented with nine months of weakness, weight loss, and 2-3 month history of confusion, memory loss, and widespread tremors, suspicious for focal status epilepticus. Workup revealed hyponatremia (135 mmol/L) and elevated […]
Abstract Number: 551
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: The patient was a 57 year old male with IgG lambda MM (Multiple Myeloma) without remission after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant. One month after transplantation, he developed erythematous right flank swelling, high fever, fatigue and anorexia. CT scan revealed inflammatory stranding of right medial gluteal musculature and pre sacral space which was […]