Meeting
Abstract Number: 155
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The overall incidence of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is higher among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The nature of this disease association is unknown but likely involves an altered gut microbiome and impaired host immune responses. Studies on CDI in IBD patients have yielded variable and conflicting results on outcome measures such as […]
Abstract Number: 209
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Readmission among Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) inpatients is common, as is opioid use. Opioid use for IBD has been associated with an increased risk of infection and death, but inconsistently with readmissions. Increasingly, cannabis is viewed as a potentially safer alternative to opioids, though with limited study of potential adverse outcomes such as hospital […]
Abstract Number: 743
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 28-year-old HIV positive male presented with one week of rectal pain and bloody diarrhea. He was found to have bright red blood in vault on rectal examination. Laboratory studies were concerning for a leukocytosis with left shift, an elevated CRP (>80 mg/dl), and a positive fecal calprotectin. His CT scan demonstrated circumferential […]
Abstract Number: 966
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 29-year-old man with ulcerative colitis and autoimmune hepatitis (both diagnosed at age 15) was admitted to the hospital with a month-long history of hematochezia complicated by anemia and kidney injury. Historically, the patient’s AIH and UC was managed with an immunosuppressive medley; however, the patient had not used any medications within the […]
Abstract Number: D28
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 47-year-old male with a history of untreated ulcerative colitis (UC) presented to the emergency department with a two-week history of jaundice, malaise, fatigue, right upper quadrant pain, and tan-colored stools. Vital signs were normal. Physical exam was remarkable for epigastric tenderness, sclera icterus and jaundice. Relevant laboratory findings revealed total bilirubin of […]