Meeting
Abstract Number: 159
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) is associated with high mortality. A recent article[1] showed that, in the setting of SBP, delayed paracentesis was associated with increased mortality. Because of the clinical ramifications of this association, we attempted to recreate this finding using our local patient population. Methods: Similar to the study that prompted this inquiry, […]
Abstract Number: 477
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old male with a bicuspid aortic valve presented to the hospital with a syncopal event. One week earlier, a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) done for preoperative assessment had confirmed a heavily calcified bicuspid aortic valve and severe aortic insufficiency. He also reported 2 months of night sweats without fevers, 25-pound weight loss, and […]
Abstract Number: 638
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 64-year-old male with past medical history of hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia, coronary artery disease, and end stage renal disease, secondary to HTN, on hemodialysis presented with a 3-day history of nonproductive cough and malaise with no other associated symptoms. On admission vital signs were within normal limits; physical exam revealed decreased breath sounds […]