Meeting
Abstract Number: 686
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: An 82‐year‐old woman with chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospital with a one day history of confusion, fever, and acute on chronic renal failure. She was empirically treated with vancomycin, cefepime, and fluids with rapid improvement. By hospital day 2 she was fully oriented and back to her baseline. Blood cultures […]
Abstract Number: 686
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 71-year-old-male with history of HTN, tobacco abuse, and Hepatitis C cirrhosis complicated by hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), was admitted following transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for HCC. TACE of a 3.2cm left hepatic lobe mass was performed. Access was obtained via the right common femoral artery. No immediate complications were noted, and the patient was […]