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Search Results for Kidney Injury
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: 194
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: It is well-known that development of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients is associated with adverse outcomes. However, estimates of adverse outcomes in these patients has not been well-characterized. Reliable and accurate estimates are essential to understand the impact of AKI and for resource utilization. The objective of this study is to examine […]
Abstract Number: 195
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients is linked to adverse outcomes. Presence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in these patients has been shown to be an independent risk factor. Outcomes of patients with AKI on CKD have not been well-examined. This study is a retrospective analysis of outcomes in hospitalized patients with AKI […]
Abstract Number: 630
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 65 year-old man was admitted overnight from the Emergency Department to a hospitalist service with oliguric acute kidney injury and abdominal pain. Past medical history includes a recently diagnosed metastatic melanoma. He had a very large tumor burden throughout the liver and abdomen and had not undergone any treatment yet. Physical examination […]
Abstract Number: 725
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 75-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a history of multiple falls. Her physical exam was unremarkable. A computerized tomographic scan of the head and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the contrast of brain showed frontoparietal mass with metastatic brain lesions. Right frontal craniotomy with tumor resection was done and biopsy […]
Abstract Number: 1002
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: 18-year-old female college student with a past medical history of polycystic kidney disease, febrile seizures and treated Kawasaki’s disease presented with bilateral lower extremity muscle weakness, which was acute and uniform without any patterns such as ascending or descending quality. The severity of the symptoms lead to patient’s inability to ambulate without support […]