Meeting
Abstract Number: 147
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Large volume paracentesis is commonly performed in patients with refractory ascites but can induce hypotension and kidney injury. There is evidence that administering albumin at 6-8 grams per liter (g/L) of ascites removed during or after paracentesis can reduce these adverse events. Current guidelines recommend this practice when >2 liters are removed in high-risk […]
Abstract Number: 508
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 12 month old presented to the emergency department with three weeks of progressively worsening generalized edema and one week of fatigue and pallor. Patient was born at term, and growth and development had been appropriate. Mother had stopped breastfeeding several weeks prior to presentation, just before patient’s first birthday. Patient’s […]