Case Presentation: A 50‐year‐old African American woman presented with a 3‐week history of cough and worsening shortness of breath. Her past medical history included hypertension, depression, and smoking. The patient also claimed she had been admitted to the hospital 2 years prior for presumed pneumonia and COPD that eventually required short‐term mechanical respiratory ventilation. The […]

Case Presentation: A 73 year old male with history of indolent marginal cell lymphoma and splenectomy admitted to an outside hospital with generalized malaise and jaundice. History included DM, HTN, prior enterococcal endocarditis and streptococcal meningitis. He was transferred for a hematocrit drop from 32 to 17 without a bleeding source. On presentation, he was […]