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Abstract Number: 587
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 87-year-old female with a history significant for hyperlipidemia on high-intensity atorvastatin for 6 months, multinodular goiter, Raynaud’s disease, spinal stenosis with peripheral neuropathy presents with 3 days of decreased appetite and bilateral lower extremity pain. Her COVID RT-PCR screen was positive, but the patient denied cough, shortness of breath, fever, or diarrhea. […]
Abstract Number: 603
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 80 year-old man with past medical history of frontotemporal dementia and seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (RA) presented with a maculopapular rash that started two weeks ago on his back that progressed to his chest, abdomen, neck, face, scalp, and arms. Physical exam also showed oral mucositis. For his RA, he had been on […]
Abstract Number: 609
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old man with a history of non-seminomatous testicular cancer presents after four cycles of chemotherapy that included bleomycin with three weeks of dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain, worse for the previous week. He reports his chest pain began after his third cycle of chemotherapy. With each cycle of chemotherapy, he experiences several […]
Abstract Number: 620
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 56-year-old Caucasian male with history of atrial flutter/fibrillation, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, coronary artery disease status post coronary artery bypass graft surgery, mechanical aortic valve replacement presented to the emergency department with progressive generalized weakness, fatigue and shortness of breath for 5 days. He was on metoprolol and verapamil for rate […]
Abstract Number: 629
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 66 y.o. male with a past medical history of decompensated liver cirrhosis secondary to hepatitis C virus, IDDM, and a left BKA was admitted for recurrent falls, confusion, and drooling symptoms. He had been taking rifaximin and lactulose. Additionally, he had been started on metronidazole 500 mg 3 times daily 3 months ago […]
Abstract Number: 642
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a neurological disorder characterized by symptoms of encephalopathy and radiographic findings suggestive of vasogenic edema. Although PRES is most often triggered by hypertensive emergencies, sepsis and immunosuppressive medications have also been implicated in its pathogenesis. We present a case of PRES due to lithium toxicity.A 47-year-old female […]
Abstract Number: 651
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 87-year-old female with a history of end stage renal disease on hemodialysis (HD), presented to the ED with slurred speech, altered mental status, and generalized weakness for a day. At baseline she was alert and oriented to person, place, and time. Four days prior to admission, she was diagnosed with herpes zoster […]
Abstract Number: 654
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 57 years old female with insignificant past medical history presented to emergency department for right sided chest and back pain for one week that was associated with skin lesions under right breast and adjoining area on the back consistent with herpes zoster rash. She also reported epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting. She […]
Abstract Number: 656
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 68 year old man with PMH of cerebral palsy, cognitive impairment, and chronic pain with intrathecal baclofen pump initially presented with sepsis due to baclofen pump pocket infection, and underwent explantation of baclofen pump. Intraoperative cultures grew pseudomonas, so on POD 3 cefepime was initiated. On POD 4, he developed encephalopathy, becoming […]
Abstract Number: 664
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 55 year old male presented with a 1-week history of severe fatigue, constipation, and diffuse abdominal pain. He reported 1 year of progressive diffuse joint pains, numbness and tingling of bilateral upper and lower extremities, and global muscle weakness recently necessitating use of a wheelchair. He had no past medical history, and […]