Meeting
Abstract Number: 571
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Case Presentation: A 45 yo woman with alcohol use, liver cirrhosis, hepatic encephalopathy and recurrent abdominal ascites, presented to hospital with decreased urine output and abdominal swelling. She was found to have severe acute renal failure and was treated for suspected hepatorenal syndrome with intravenous albumin infusion. She did not recover renal function and required […]
Abstract Number: B31
SHM Converge 2022
Case Presentation: A 51-year-old male with a history of alcoholic liver cirrhosis presented with severe bilateral leg pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, after consuming raw oysters 36 hours prior to admission. Physical exam revealed an encephalopathic obese man with a temperature of 38.2oC, heart rate of 102 bpm, and BP of 85/50 mmHg. […]