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Abstract Number: 251
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Background: Ultrasound has diagnostic value at the point-of-care among hospitalized patients. In COVID-19 pneumonia, lung ultrasound has been used as a diagnostic and prognostic tool. For example, using the results of nasal PCR test as the reference standard, a modified lung ultrasound score (LUS) ≥ 8 is highly predictive of COVID-19. However, a focused […]
Abstract Number: 309
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 40-year-old woman with a history of anxiety presented with one week of diffuse abdominal pain, associated with constipation, decreased oral intake, nausea, and bilious emesis three times a day. She was admitted to an outside hospital one month prior with similar symptoms and treated for pneumonia. The patient lives alone and denied […]
Abstract Number: 315
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) testing has been shown in randomized trials to decrease antibiotic exposure and be a reliable predictor of clinical response to antibiotics in lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and sepsis. Although studied to guide antibiotic discontinuation in LRTI and sepsis, optimal strategies for introducing PCT into “real-world” clinical use are unknown. Our study […]
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: 449
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old male with history of gastric lap band, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes presented with two months of worsening shortness of breath. He denied cough, fever, myalgias, diarrhea, loss of sense of taste or smell, or pleuritic chest pain. He had no history of asthma, COPD, or tobacco use. […]
Abstract Number: 490
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 75 year-old man with history of type II diabetes and hypertension presented with progressive dyspnea. Two weeks prior, he had presented with similar symptoms that were attributed to COPD due to a remote history of smoking. He was hypoxic upon presentation requiring bi-level positive pressure ventilation with a FiO2 of 40%. He […]
Abstract Number: 497
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 7-month-old former term female with congenital hypothyroidism was admitted for the third time with a diagnosis of bronchiolitis. Her first admission at 7 weeks of age involved an ICU stay requiring intubation and chest tube placement after a chest X-ray showed a right tension pneumothorax. She suffered no other major complications and […]
Abstract Number: 512
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male with a history of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treated with Hyper-CVAD with intrathecal chemotherapy and allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) from a haploidentical donor (CMV D-/R+). His ALL relapsed 8 months after transplant and he subsequently underwent pre-phase chemotherapy for future CAR T-cell therapy, developing pancytopenia. He was […]
Abstract Number: 538
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 20-year-old male with no known medical conditions presented to the emergency department with acute right-sided chest pain and shortness of breath, which began abruptly while he was playing video games at home. He described the pain as sharp, radiating to the back, 7/10 in severity, and worse with coughing and inspiration. He […]
Abstract Number: 558
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: We present the case of a 34-year-old female with PMHx of chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to LCH with cor pulmonale that had questions about sexual intercourse. She reported that she and her partner were planning to have sexual intercourse, and she wanted a medical opinion about the health risks because of probable […]