Meeting
Abstract Number: 78
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The randomized controlled ANZ-STATInS trial demonstrated that de novo statin use did not alter interleukin-6 levels or Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score in of what before SEPSIS-3 was known as severe sepsis. Prospective observational studies indicate that prior statin use sepsis is associated with a decreased rate of severe sepsis. We aimed to […]
Abstract Number: 508
SHM Converge 2021
Case Presentation: 74-year-old female with history of heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, CKD Stage 3, obstructive sleep apnea, and COPD (2L O2 baseline) presented with weakness and shortness of breath for the last few days. She also endorsed having weight gain, despite a decrease in appetite. Apart from this, she reported a recent tick bite. On […]