Meeting
Abstract Number: 126
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: There is an estimated 160,000 individuals that have been diagnosed with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in New Jersey. HCV is a well-known and widespread challenge to personal, societal, and governmental resources and ultimately, human life. Current guidelines from the USPSTF recommend offering a 1-time screening for HCV infection to adults born between 1945 and […]
Abstract Number: 536
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 56 year-old woman with a history of untreated Hepatitis C, anal cancer status post chemotherapy and radiation, current IV heroin use, and MRSA tricuspid valve endocarditis presented with lethargy, jaundice, abdominal pain, oliguria, fevers and lower extremity swelling and rash. On arrival, she initially had fluid-responsive hypotension and fever up to 102. […]
Abstract Number: 668
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Most complications of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, such as progressive fibrosis and cirrhosis, hepatic decompensation, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), are related to chronic infection. Upon adequate treatment of HCV with sustained virologic response (SVR), patients without prior bridging fibrosis or cirrhosis are at a lower risk of developing complications. This is a […]