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Search Results for CKD
Abstract Number: 208
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) use in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with non-functioning arteriovenous fistulae. Existing guidelines recommend avoiding PICC placement in these patients but how often this occurs and how best to implement this recommendation is not known. Methods: Within 42-hospitals participating in the Michigan Hospital Medicine Safety Consortium […]
Abstract Number: 477
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 66-year old woman, with a history of renal transplant for diabetes related end-stage renal disease, was admitted to the hospital by her transplant team, for significantly abnormal serum creatinine level of 8.6 mg/dL from her baseline creatinine value of 1.6 mg/dL. Of note, she underwent cystoscopy by urology 2 weeks prior for […]
Abstract Number: 865
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: A 56-year-old man with PMH chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage II, adjustment disorder, methamphetamine (meth) abuse, last use 2 days before admission, presented with decreased urine output, “coffee-colored” urine, diffuse muscle pain, severe back pain, and fatigue for 1 day. Urine was positive for amphetamines, CPK 218,000 mcg/L, AST, and ALT were 1254 […]
Abstract Number: O10
SHM Converge 2022
Background: We aimed to represent the effects of SARS Co V -2 on kidney functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients of varied baseline GFR values staged into renal categories of one to five. Methods: We conducted a single-center, retrospective study using data of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with acute kidney injuries. Demographic characteristics, clinical […]
Abstract Number: 1016
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: 46 year old male with HTN presented to our facility with frequency, difficulty urinating and dribbling. Imaging revealed urinary retention, multiple 1mm non-obstructing renal calculi, lytic lesions in the axial skeleton, and numerous cysts within the kidneys, compatible with long standing kidney disease. Despite relief of obstruction via bladder catheterization, minimal renal improvement […]