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Abstract Number: 883
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 29 year-old woman with sickle cell disease (SCD) on hydroxyurea and L-glutamine, and mild intermittent asthma presented to our institution with right lower extremity and back pain suggestive of a vaso-occlusive crisis. She did not report fever, cough or dyspnea. Vital signs revealed a heart rate of 91/min, blood pressure of 126/86 […]
Abstract Number: 884
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 68-year-old obese woman with history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) presented with weakness and abdominal pain after failed outpatient treatment for UTI with Nitrofurantoin. During hospitalization, she was noted to be dyspneic and hypoxemic. Patient denied chest pain or discomfort, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, dizziness, syncope or pre-syncope, slurred speech or focal […]
Abstract Number: 885
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 56 year-old female teacher presents with 1-week history of shortness of breath. She noted progressive shortness of breath on minimal exertion over the past week. She denied associated pedal edema, orthopnea, epistaxis or chest pain. She noted associated cough with white frothy sputum and subjective chills. She denied rashes, exposure to sick […]
Abstract Number: 888
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: We detail the hospital course of a 44-year-old man with HIV, inconsistent treatment adherence, and suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Referred due to miliary lesions on CT scan post-positive QuantiFERON test, weight loss prompted further investigation. The patient, with a CD4 count of 290 cells/μL, had a history of HAART non-adherence, yet no prior […]
Abstract Number: 896
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 66 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia (HLD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) presented to the hospital for an elective three-vessel coronary artery bypass graft involving the left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery, saphenous vein graft (SVG) to the obtuse marginal artery, and […]
Abstract Number: 897
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old previously healthy woman was presented to our hospital with acute low back pain that was not triggered by any trauma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a lumbar compression fracture, and she was admitted to the orthopedic department. Two days later, she developed orthopnea and hypotension, and therefore the orthopedician consulted with […]
Abstract Number: 905
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 25-year-old man with a past medical history of Ulcerative Colitis (on mesalamine and non-compliant with steroid suppositories) presented as a transfer from an outside hospital (OSH) with fevers, left sided chest soreness, abdominal pain, and bloody diarrhea for 1 week. CT chest, abdomen, pelvis from OSH revealed diffuse colitis as well as […]
Abstract Number: C32
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old man without significant past medical history presented with 1 week of left eye central vision loss and left frontal headache. He denied eye pain or photophobia. Examination revealed left relative afferent pupillary defect and visual acuity at count fingers at 4 feet. Fundoscopic examination showed grade 5 disc/retinal edema with flame […]
Abstract Number: D32
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 64 year-old male with a history of childhood polio leading to severe kyphoscoliosis presented to our hospital with four months of progressively worsening shortness of breath and was found to be in acute hypoxic and hypercapneic respiratory failure requiring noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV). On exam, he was altered and not responding […]
Abstract Number: F12
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common vascular disease in the US, frequently underdiagnosed and potentially fatal condition where embolic material blocks one or more pulmonary arteries impairing blood flow. In this study, we aim to describe the prevalence, outcomes, and predictors of mortality of mechanical (MT) and surgical thrombectomy (ST). Methods: This […]