Meeting
Abstract Number: 416
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: A 30 year old woman with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis, episodes of alcoholic hepatitis and pancreatitis, was transferred to a tertiary care hospital from a community hospital for a liver transplant evaluation. On admission, she had a MELD score of 33. The patient was not a candidate for liver transplant due to […]
Abstract Number: 495
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 43-year-old female with a history of NASH cirrhosis and insulin dependent diabetes was sent from the Hepatology clinic for elevated Creatinine from 1.8 to 4.8 mg/dL. Her vital signs were stable and she was admitted for the management of suspected hepatorenal syndrome. Her hospital course was complicated by 5 weeks of ICU […]
Abstract Number: 1064
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: Case 1: 30 year old woman with uncontrolled T1DM, CKD, recurrent VTE, HTN, recurrent C.Diff, developed leg pain, fever and leukocytosis. Imaging, extensive rheumatology work up and biopsy revealed diabetic myonecrosis, also noted MDRO UTI and C diff colitis treated with ertapenem, ceftriaxone and oral vancomycin. Persistent high grade fever and leukocytosis called […]