Meeting
Abstract Number: 473
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male with a history of IV drug use presented with right upper extremity (RUE) pain that started after he used IV methamphetamine. Physical exam revealed tachycardia and erythema, edema, and blistering of the RUE. Labs showed WBC 26.7, sodium 129, and lactic acid 3.1. CT RUE revealed moderate soft tissue edema […]
Abstract Number: 488
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with spina bifida was admitted for sepsis secondary to sacral osteomyelitis. She improved with broad-spectrum antibiotics, and her antibiotic regimen was narrowed to Zosyn (piperacillin + tazobactam) to complete a 6-week course. On hospital day 12, discharge was delayed pending insurance approval of an air mattress for home. Three days […]
Abstract Number: 696
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: We present a case of a 50-year-old male with a history of developmental disability and hypothyroidism who presented from a nursing home with fatigue and cough for three days. The patient was found to have a left upper lobe consolidation on chest x-ray consistent with pneumonia. Labs revealed neutrophilic leukocytosis. He was started […]
Abstract Number: 839
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old male with a history of spinal cord injury complicated by quadriplegia, neurogenic bladder and bowel presented with an obstructed suprapubic foley catheter, severe localized pain over the suprapubic area, and a blood pressure of 84/56 on arrival. The patient was administered intravenous fluids and started on 4.5g of piperacillin/tazobactam every 8 […]