Meeting
Abstract Number: 395
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: This is a case of a 73-year-old male with a history of CKD stage 4 and left total knee arthroplasty in 2006, who had a recent hospital admission for left knee septic arthritis with left knee prosthesis removal and placement of an antibiotic spacer. Joint fluid cultures grew Serratia marcescens, and the patient […]
Abstract Number: 509
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 68 year old male with history of hemodialysis dependent chronic kidney disease, stroke and vascular dementia was transferred from a nursing home with increased lethargy and abdominal pain. In the emergency department he was found to be febrile to 101.9°F and abdominal exam revealed involuntary guarding with diffuse pain to deep palpation. […]