Meeting
Abstract Number: 8
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: In sepsis, every hour of delay in antibiotic administration after the onset of hypotension is associated with 4-7% increase in mortality, but little is known about the characteristics of patients with treatment delays. Our objective was to determine if septic adults presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) who receive antibiotics more than 60 minutes […]
Abstract Number: 614
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 77-year-old African American female with rheumatoid arthritis on chronic prednisolone presented with fever, weakness and unsteady gait. Further history revealed latent tuberculosis (TB) infection treated over 15 years ago and granulomatous abdominal lymphadenopathy three years ago. Physical exam revealed fever and limited left hip mobility due to weakness and pain. Labs showed […]
Abstract Number: B42
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old man with recently diagnosed HIV (CD4 57/mm3), not on antiretroviral therapy (ART), presented to the hospital with shortness of breath for several days. He was severely hypoxic, requiring high-flow nasal cannula oxygen. Chest x-ray showed bilateral infiltrates. He was treated empirically with vancomycin and piperacillin/tazobactam for bacterial pneumonia, and Bactrim and […]