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Search Results for Acute Kidney Injury
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: 546
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 81-year-old man with a history of heart failure (HF) and recent diagnosis of an ileocecal mass with associated bulky lymphadenopathy and peritoneal carcinomatosis (Figure 1) presented to the emergency room with decreased appetite, abdominal pain, and worsening abdominal distention. Upon arrival, the patient was afebrile and hemodynamically stable. Physical examination was remarkable […]
Abstract Number: 593
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: This patient is a 74-year old male with CAD, HFpEF, HTN, Type 2 DM, CKD3, and obesity admitted for sepsis secondary to bilateral lower extremity purulent cellulitis, complicated by acute decompensated heart failure. He was started on cefepime 2 g twice daily and on vancomycin (vanco), dosed daily by level. After receiving only two doses of vanco 1g, the patient was found to have persistently elevated […]
Abstract Number: 594
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 86-year-old female with history of hypertension and endometrial cancer was admitted for acute kidney injury. On presentation, patient’s creatinine was 3.06 mg/dL, associated with a dipstick urinalysis showing proteins 100 mg/dL. She was unresponsive to intravenous fluids, demonstrated by a persistent rise in her creatinine to 3.89 mg/dL. Urine output and oral […]
Abstract Number: 601
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old male presented with one week of abdominal pain, myalgia, and diarrhea. The patient was referred to our Emergency Department after outpatient testing revealed an increase in serum creatinine to 11 mg/dL from 0.7 mg/dL six months prior.The patient had medical history of hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and former alcohol use disorder. […]
Abstract Number: 615
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 33 yo male with PMH of AIDS and disseminated mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) presented with 1.5 weeks of sudden, bilateral hearing loss. The hearing loss was symmetric, non-progressive, and he reported difficulty hearing voices and low-frequency sounds. He denied associated headaches, vertigo, visual disturbances, or any recent illnesses, fever, or nuchal rigidity. Patient […]
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: 656
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: An 18 year old male with no past medical history presented with one month history of nausea and vomiting, 10 pound weight loss, and abdominal pain. Vital signs were normal and physical exam only remarkable for mild tenderness to palpation in the right upper quadrant. Admission labs were notable for leukocytosis (WBC 14) […]
Abstract Number: 662
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 73 year old male with solitary kidney due to prior renal cell carcinoma and splenic marginal zone lymphoma currently treated with chlorambucil presented to the emergency department with acute kidney injury. He complained of red “kool-aid” urine and lower extremity rash. The rash was non-blanching, erythematous, papular and present on his ankles and […]
Abstract Number: 670
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 30 year old Hispanic female with no past medical history presented with a one week history of progressive dyspnea and lower extremity edema. Her dyspnea was present at rest, and she also reported orthopnea and nocturnal cough. She denied any associated chest pain, nausea, or diaphoresis. Upon presentation, vital signs were stable […]