Meeting
Abstract Number: F47
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old Hispanic male with osteoarthritis on chronic steroids of unknown dose from Mexico and type II diabetes mellitus was admitted to the hospital for generalized weakness and fall with questionable loss of consciousness. Physical examination revealed verrucous and nodular lesions on his right arm, posterior neck, and left thumb, but was otherwise […]
Abstract Number: I29
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 60-year-old farmer with a past medical history significant for antiphospholipid syndrome, atrial fibrillation (AF), and longstanding rheumatoid arthritis on infliximab therapy presented to the ED with weakness and dyspnea. History from family and recent rheumatology visit revealed a history of non-compliance and self-injection with livestock glucocorticoids due to self-diagnosed rheumatoid vasculitis and […]
Abstract Number: O24
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 37-year-old female with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) presented with new-onset elevated blood pressure. She was on medium to high dose Corticosteroids (CS) a month prior to admission. Her significant vitals on admission included a heart rate of 103 and blood pressure of 193/97. Labs showed hemoglobin 9.6, sodium 130, BUN 63, creatinine (Cr) […]
Abstract Number: 1030
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 67-year-old male with history of alcohol abuse and chronic hyponatremia related to beer potomania presented to hospital with nosebleed and coincidently found to have hyponatremia of 118 meq/L and hypokalemia of 3.3 meq/L. He was treated with fluid restriction, Lasix 20 mg and sodium chloride 2 gm daily. Upon outpatient follow up […]