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Abstract Number: 694
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 26 year old female with a history of morbid obesity status post lap band procedure presented with fevers, bloating, nausea and vomiting for 1 month. CT Abd/Pelvis w/o contrast demonstrated marked ascites intra-abdominally and in the pelvic cavity. Chlamydia/Gonorrhea assays were performed and returned negative. She then had a paracentesis with fluid […]
Abstract Number: 700
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: An 80 year old man in ESRD receiving peritoneal dialysis who had suffered several days of nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea came to his nephrologist after his dialysate became a yellow, milky color. The nephrologist cultured his peritoneal fluid, and gram positive cocci in clusters were seen on gram stain. He underwent treatment with […]
Abstract Number: 722
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old man with decompensated non-alcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) presented with sudden-onset hypotension. He described 3 days of fatigue, lethargy, and loss of appetite with a history of breeding chickens. He was afebrile, blood pressure was 70/40, and abdomen was distended without tenderness to palpation. Initial diagnostic paracentesis showed […]
Abstract Number: 741
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 56 year-old-female with past history of schizoaffective disorder on clozapine after failure of many antipsychotic medications for around 3 years got voluntarily hospitalized in a psychiatric facility for over 2 months and then presented to the acute care hospital with complains of fever, generalized fatigue and abdominal pain and admitted for SIRS […]
Abstract Number: 754
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 20-year-old male with a family history of Hepatoblastoma in his brother, presented with a two-week history of intermittent left lower quadrant abdominal pain. He was afebrile and initial work-up showed a normal White blood cell count (WBC), Hemoglobin (Hg) 7.1 g/dl, Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) 71 femtoliters and a positive stool occult […]
Abstract Number: 776
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh with a history of uveitis presented to the emergency department for evaluation of abdominal pain. He first developed fevers 10 days prior to admission, when he was visiting his hospitalized mother in Bangladesh. He subsequently noticed increased abdominal girth and returned to the United States for additional evaluation. […]
Abstract Number: 779
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 11-year-old boy with a history of mesenteric adenitis and appendectomy presented for abdominal pain two days after bruising his left flank by running into a countertop. ROS was positive for a new rash on the soles of his feet, recently noticed bubbles in urine, headache, and nausea, but negative for facial rash, […]
Abstract Number: 782
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old female with decompensated alcoholic liver cirrhosis was admitted to the hospital for lower abdominal pain. The initial paracentesis polymorphonuclear (PMN) leukocyte count was 149 cells/mm3, but the patient was found to have E. coli urinary tract infection. During the course of her treatment, the patient developed pancreatitis and her hepatic encephalopathy […]
Abstract Number: 863
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male on peritoneal dialysis (PD) was admitted for nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Ten days prior to admission, cloudy effluent was noted during PD, prompting initiation of empiric intraperitoneal vancomycin and ceftazidime therapy. He subsequently developed worsening symptoms leading to his presentation to the hospital.His past medical history was notable for […]
Abstract Number: P45
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 38 year old man presented to the ED noting 12 days of yellowing of his eyes and 3 days of abdominal pain and swelling. He endorsed subjective fevers and noted drinking 8 beers daily. He immigrated from Mexico 12 years ago. Exam showed tachycardia, tachypnea, scleral icterus, and distended abdomen with fluid […]