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Search Results for Bacteremia
Abstract Number: 542
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 88 year old man with a history of severe aortic stenosis with transcatheter aortic valve replacement and unprovoked pulmonary embolism (on lifetime warfarin) presented with four days of lethargy and weakness. He denied any fevers, chills, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or urinary symptoms. He was compliant with scheduled dental cleanings and took prophylactic […]
Abstract Number: 552
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with a medical history significant for transurethral resection of bladder tumor and lung adenocarcinoma presented with diaphoresis and subjective fever 4 days after undergoing an uncomplicated aortic extension cuff placement for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The patient was hemodynamically stable. Labs notable for leukocytosis of 18.4X10E9 cells/liter. CT abdomen demonstrated […]
Abstract Number: 568
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 36-year-old man with 2 prior mechanical valve replacement for congenital aortic valve stenosis presents to the hospital with 2-week history of fever, chills, fatigue, generalized weakness and malaise. He had his first aortic valve replacement at the age of 17 and redo for valve for restenosis of the aortic valve with severe […]
Abstract Number: 572
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 37-year-old woman with a history of HTN and ESRD due to preeclampsia now on hemodialysis presented to the hospital for two days of weakness, confusion, and fever. Notably, she had a recent history of blood cultures growing Acinetobacter for which she had received a course of antibiotics. Blood cultures taken at dialysis […]
Abstract Number: 577
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A previously healthy 19-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with one week of abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and fever. Two weeks prior, she reported a non-specific flu-like illness. On admission, she was febrile, tachycardic, and hypotensive. She had a toxic appearance and a firm, diffusely tender abdomen. She had no oropharyngeal, pulmonary, […]
Abstract Number: 582
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 78 year old man with a past medical history of diabetes on insulin and chronic back pain initially presented with several days of diarrhea. On admission he was found to have Clostridium difficile colitis that improved slowly on oral vancomycin. On hospital day 7 he developed acute debilitating back pain and was […]
Abstract Number: 589
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 39 y/o Hispanic man presented with 1 week of fever, headache, photophobia, and mild confusion. His complaints and physical examination were consistent with possible meningitis, so empiric treatment with vancomycin, ceftriaxone and acyclovir was initiated following blood cultures. Laboratory data was significant for mild hyponatremia, transaminases 3-4X normal, monocytosis, and surprisingly normal […]
Abstract Number: 602
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 23-year-old man with no past medical history presented with 3-days of severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and alternating episodes of constipation and watery diarrhea. He reported 2-year history of intermittent episodes of dark and blood-streaked bowel movements. He had no tobacco smoking, alcohol or recreational drug use history. Vital signs revealed temperature […]
Abstract Number: 604
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: A 37 year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of abdominal pain and jaundice. The patient stated that 3 days prior to presentation, he awoke with severe intermittent right upper quadrant abdominal pain associated with a yellow discoloration of his skin and sclera. […]
Abstract Number: 606
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: Raoultella ornithinolytica, a close relative of the genus Klebsiella, is a rare, Gram-negative bacterium known to cause biliary, pulmonary, and urinary tract infections in elderly or immunocompromised hosts. This case illustrates an unexpected discovery of Raoutella ornithinolytica bacteremia in a 20-year-old immunocompetent male with an underlying congenital condition called Caroli disease.A 20-year-old male […]