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Search Results for Kidney Injury
Abstract Number: 408
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 36 year-old African-American female with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) was admitted to a community hospital with hypercalcemia and acute kidney injury (AKI). She recently was diagnosed with HIV/AIDs with diffuse lymphadenopathy. An abdominal lymph node biopsy showed Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). She was started on highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) […]
Abstract Number: 443
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 30 yo female without significant medical history presented to hospital complaining of facial swelling and dyspnea on exertion of 3 days duration. She described increasing fatigue, nausea and throat discomfort but denied diarrhea, cough, sputum production, fever, chills, rigors, sweats or abdominal pain. The patient had attributed her symptoms to contact with […]
Abstract Number: 446
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old Cambodian male with no known past medical history presented to the emergency department after experiencing three days of nausea and vomiting. The patient reported, prior to becoming ill, he went fishing for a couple of hours. Later in the day he consumed undercooked fish. Patient’s vital signs on admission were temperature […]
Abstract Number: 536
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 56 year-old woman with a history of untreated Hepatitis C, anal cancer status post chemotherapy and radiation, current IV heroin use, and MRSA tricuspid valve endocarditis presented with lethargy, jaundice, abdominal pain, oliguria, fevers and lower extremity swelling and rash. On arrival, she initially had fluid-responsive hypotension and fever up to 102. […]
Abstract Number: 546
SHM Converge 2024
Case Presentation: An 81-year-old man with a history of heart failure (HF) and recent diagnosis of an ileocecal mass with associated bulky lymphadenopathy and peritoneal carcinomatosis (Figure 1) presented to the emergency room with decreased appetite, abdominal pain, and worsening abdominal distention. Upon arrival, the patient was afebrile and hemodynamically stable. Physical examination was remarkable […]
Abstract Number: 571
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A previously independent and active 89-year-old male without past medical history was brought to the hospital by his son with a 6-day history of progressively worsening confusion. Per the son, the patient lived alone on a 10-acre property that included fruit orchards, a fishing pond, and 100 acres of surrounding woodlands on which […]
Abstract Number: 593
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: This patient is a 74-year old male with CAD, HFpEF, HTN, Type 2 DM, CKD3, and obesity admitted for sepsis secondary to bilateral lower extremity purulent cellulitis, complicated by acute decompensated heart failure. He was started on cefepime 2 g twice daily and on vancomycin (vanco), dosed daily by level. After receiving only two doses of vanco 1g, the patient was found to have persistently elevated […]
Abstract Number: 594
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: An 86-year-old female with history of hypertension and endometrial cancer was admitted for acute kidney injury. On presentation, patient’s creatinine was 3.06 mg/dL, associated with a dipstick urinalysis showing proteins 100 mg/dL. She was unresponsive to intravenous fluids, demonstrated by a persistent rise in her creatinine to 3.89 mg/dL. Urine output and oral […]
Abstract Number: 601
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Case Presentation: A 52-year-old male presented with one week of abdominal pain, myalgia, and diarrhea. The patient was referred to our Emergency Department after outpatient testing revealed an increase in serum creatinine to 11 mg/dL from 0.7 mg/dL six months prior.The patient had medical history of hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and former alcohol use disorder. […]
Abstract Number: 615
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Case Presentation: A 33 yo male with PMH of AIDS and disseminated mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) presented with 1.5 weeks of sudden, bilateral hearing loss. The hearing loss was symmetric, non-progressive, and he reported difficulty hearing voices and low-frequency sounds. He denied associated headaches, vertigo, visual disturbances, or any recent illnesses, fever, or nuchal rigidity. Patient […]