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Abstract Number: 521
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: An 84-year-old Caucasian male with a history of hyperlipidemia presented to his primary care provider with a 6-week history of an erythematous rash with associated proximal limb weakness but without complaint of breathing or swallowing difficulties. Statin-induced rash with myopathy were suspected so his statin was stopped, and he was referred for skin […]
Abstract Number: 633
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old G9P9 Jehovah’s Witness female with no significant past medical history, presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of postural headaches and double vision. Neurological examination was normal except for left abducens nerve palsy. CTA of the head was unremarkable, but an MRI of the head revealed diffuse smooth dural […]
Abstract Number: 691
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 22-year-old male with no past medical history presented with a three-week history of a frontal headache associated with nausea and vomiting. He denied various symptoms, including bloody diarrhea, dysuria, or hematuria. He had no history of renal calculi, recent illness, antibiotic exposure, or drug allergies. He recently traveled to Jamaica and Florida […]
Abstract Number: 697
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male presented to ED with a 10-day history of fever with chills, sweating, abdominal pain and generalized weakness. The abdominal pain was predominant in right lower quadrant (RLQ), accompanied by nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and significant weight loss more than 10 lbs. in 10 days. He denies jaundice, pruritus, constipation, […]
Abstract Number: 710
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old Caucasian male with hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency room with confusion, ataxia, and urinary retention after a 10-day cruise to Aruba. During the cruise, he developed fever, diarrhea, and a rash. After returning home, he visited a local ED and was treated with ciprofloxacin and metronidazole for febrile […]
Abstract Number: 710
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 84-year-old Caucasian female presented with 3 days of profuse, watery diarrhea and right knee pain. She had been hospitalized for bronchitis a few weeks ago, treated with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and discharged. There was no history of trauma or travel. Her past medical history included CKD stage IIIa and diverticulosis. She was afebrile […]
Abstract Number: 890
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 39 year-old African-American male presented with dizziness, worse with movement and short-term memory loss, remaining oriented, without visual changes, and no focal deficits. He complained of chronic sinusitis for the past year. CT head showed a hyperdense mass with surrounding white matter edema in the left basal ganglia. Confirmed by leptomeningeal enhancement by […]
Abstract Number: C13
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a common cause of gastroduodenal ulcers (GDU), and current guidelines recommend evaluation and eradication of H. pylori to promote healing of GDU and prevention of H. pylori-associated diseases. This quality improvement projects aimed to quantify and improve the rate of H. pylori testing and eradication after endoscopic diagnosis […]
Abstract Number: O13
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Non-beneficial treatment can be defined as medical interventions that are ineffective in achieving the desired goals or are “a disservice to patients who are subjected to ongoing and likely uncomfortable conditions with no benefit”. At times, critically ill patients are declined Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission due to perceived lack of benefit from medical […]
Abstract Number: 1085
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) is an unusual respiratory disease caused by inflammation from a foreign body reaction to inhaled lipid particles. Here we present a case of this illness in the absence of a history of vaping, and we show how diagnosis can be delayed while searching for more common respiratory disorders. Discussion: […]