Meeting
Abstract Number: 295
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare but deadly thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) that is caused by ADAMTS13 deficiency. The PLASMIC clinical scoring system was developed and validated to determine the pretest probability of severe ADAMTS13 deficiency in cases of suspected TTP. We studied the role of the PLASMIC score in guiding use of the […]
Abstract Number: 751
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain, diarrhea, hematochezia, and fever. Medical history consisted of a previous episode of diverticulitis and a right partial nephrectomy due to Renal Cell Carcinoma. On physical examination, she was found to be tachycardic and diffusely tender on abdominal palpation with hyperactive bowel sounds. An initial CT scan […]