Meeting
Abstract Number: 388
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 35 year old female with no significant past medical history developed fever late in the third trimester of her second pregnancy. The prior and current pregnancy had been uneventful. The fever was believed to be viral and she rested at home. After being seen by her OB with persistent fever, she was […]
Abstract Number: 528
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: This is a 65-year-old man with cryptogenic cirrhosis who was transferred to a tertiary care hospital for liver transplant evaluation. His course prior to transfer was complicated by decompensated cirrhosis leading to ascites requiring large volume paracentesis (LVP), acute kidney injury, and upper gastrointestinal bleed due to severe esophagitis with non-bleeding esophageal varices. […]
Abstract Number: 772
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old white female presented with the acute onset of right lower quadrant abdominal pain. The patient’s temperature was 37.7° Celsius. Physical examination was remarkable for voluntary guarding and rebound tenderness, which was most pronounced in the right lower quadrant. White blood count was 7.0 k/uL. CAT of the abdomen revealed an […]