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Search Results for CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE
Abstract Number: 268
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) is the most common cause of healthcare-associated infections in the United States. CDI accounts for 15%- 25% of all cases of nosocomial diarrhea. CDI is associated with significant adverse outcomes such as higher inpatient mortality rate, a longer length of hospital stays and increased hospital costs. The incidence of Hospital-acquired […]
Abstract Number: 341
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) is a notorious nosocomial threat to health and a leading cause of infectious diarrhea. It is associated with billions of dollars of US health care costs annually due to long hospital stays and readmissions. While CDI is mostly caused by toxin-producing strains, some strains do not express these proteins. These […]
Abstract Number: 357
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 66-year-old man with a history of stage IIId melanoma, who received 6 cycles of Nivolumab, presented with anorexia and persistent large-volume diarrhea. Initial workup included a non-elevated white blood cell count of 6.9 k/mm3 and a creatinine of 1.6 mg/dL from baseline creatinine of 0.8 mg/dL. CT imaging of the abdomen showed […]
Abstract Number: 472
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated by neurogenic bladder with indwelling catheter and severe peripheral vascular disease status post bilateral below knee amputations (BKAs) presented with watery diarrhea and nausea for 1 day. Both amputations were in the preceding four months. He required multiple rounds of antibiotics […]
Abstract Number: 473
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Case Presentation: After suffering a left-sided middle cerebral artery stroke and subsequent right sided weakness, an 85-year-old female fell and sustained a fracture of her right intertrochanteric femur. She initially had an ORIF at an outside hospital, but this subsequently failed and the patient had continued pain. She had repeat x-ray imaging of her femur […]
Abstract Number: 491
SHM Converge 2023
Case Presentation: A 77-year-old female with breast cancer on capecitabine (Xeloda) initiated 3 weeks ago presented with mouth pain and diarrhea for the last 10 days. She denied any fevers, sick contacts, or recent antibiotic use. Her last dose of capecitabine was 1 week prior. On arrival, she was hypotensive and tachycardic; physical exam was […]
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: 552
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: Teriflunomide is a pyrimidine synthesis inhibitor used in management of Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS). Leflunomide is the active agent which has been used in rheumatoid arthritis. Chronic diarrhea has been associated with both of these. However, there is no evidence in literature to suggest clostridium difficile (C.Diff) diarrhea associated with these agents. […]
Abstract Number: 659
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 21-year-old male with past medical history of Crohn’s disease on monthly infliximab infusion initially presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of joint pain. He first noted left-sided pain that was only relieved by heat, but it progressed to left hip and groin pain made worse with movement. The patient […]
Abstract Number: 710
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: An 84-year-old Caucasian female presented with 3 days of profuse, watery diarrhea and right knee pain. She had been hospitalized for bronchitis a few weeks ago, treated with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and discharged. There was no history of trauma or travel. Her past medical history included CKD stage IIIa and diverticulosis. She was afebrile […]