Cranial computed tomography (CT) demonstrated patchy hemorrhage in the left occipital lobe (Fig. 3). To manage cerebral edema, mannitol, albumin, and furosemide were administered; anticoagulant and antiplatelet agents were discontinued and neutralized with protamine. A chest CT showed multiple patchy opacities and partial consolidation, with a clinical pulmonary infection score of 8. Sputum cultures isolated hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae, for which tigecycline and polymyxin were initiated. Here, ALB is linked to edema.