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Abstract Number: 339
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old female with a history of Asthma, COPD and tobacco use, unknown to have malignancy, presented to the emergency department complaining of dyspnea, cough and back pain. She had tachycardia, tachypnea and oxygen saturation was 91% on 2 liters oxygen. Physical exam was significant for bilateral wheezing.Initial workup showed a high white […]
Abstract Number: 355
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old female with no significant medical history, however, a strong family history of venous thromboembolism presented to the hospital after a witnessed episode of syncope. On presentation she was hemodynamically stable, saturating well on room air and in no active distress. Initial workup revealed elevation of troponin, BNP, and d-dimer. Electrocardiogram showed […]
Abstract Number: 370
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: This patient was a 32 year old male with one week of fevers, coughing, and shortness of breath. On examination, the patient was tachycardic with an oxygen saturation of 85%. He had increased work of breathing with accessory muscle use, but no crackles or wheezing. Complete blood count showed leukocytosis. CT angiogram showed […]
Abstract Number: 372
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department complaining of diaphoresis with concomitant alerts on his Apple Watch which reported his heart rate was irregular. He has a known history of CAD with previous stent placement but did not report any chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, or recent medication changes. He did […]
Abstract Number: 375
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 65-year-old female, Spanish speaking, Jehovah’s Witness, with a past medical history of insulin-dependent diabetes, PUD 2/2 H pylori treated but not tested for cure, and osteoarthritis who presents with hematemesis of one-day duration and abdominal pain of 5 days duration.The patient woke up vomiting blood on the morning of admission. While the […]
Abstract Number: 393
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 48-year-old male with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes was sent to the emergency department for a “prostate x-ray” by his primary care physician due to elevated creatinine, hyponatremia, and two-day history of gross hematuria. The patient denied dysuria, fevers, chills, night sweats, and cough. He did note weight loss […]
Abstract Number: 409
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: This is a previously healthy 41-year-old man who presented with fevers, headache, and neck stiffness for 5 days. He also reported photophobia, anorexia, insomnia, nausea but no vomiting. He denied any recent travel and was not aware of any insect bites. The patient had a faint macular rash on his upper chest and […]
Abstract Number: 410
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Avoiding preventable readmissions is a major goal of health care systems nationwide1. The Cardiorespiratory cohort consists of Veterans admitted with a diagnosis of CHF, COPD and non-COVID-19 Pneumonia, and is a high-risk group for readmissions. As part of a larger National VA High Reliability Organization (HRO) Collaborative2, an interdisciplinary team was launched to achieve […]
Abstract Number: 440
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 59-year old man presented with high grade fever (102 F), non-productive cough, and malaise for two months duration. His medical history was significant for of relapsing Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; on chemotherapy, Chronic kidney disease, and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis diagnosed a year ago and treated with a 12-week course of voriconazole. Initial laboratory […]
Abstract Number: 445
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 61-year-old African American male with history of recent atopic dermatitis treated with topical corticosteroids presented with 4 days of fevers, night sweats and worsening exertional dyspnea. On admission, he was febrile with decreased left lower lobe breath sounds. CT showed a moderate left-sided pleural effusion and left upper lobe cavitary lesion. The differential included both infectious and malignant etiology […]