Case Presentation: A 53-year-old male with no past medical history of seizures, and an otherwise limited medical history aside from a remote stroke, was admitted after witnessed seizure activity. He was loaded with Keppra. However, due to ongoing agitation and airway concerns, he was intubated and sedated with propofol. A CT of his head showed [...]

Case Presentation: An 86-year-old female with advanced dementia presented with a four-day history of worsening encephalopathy and jaundice with associated severely poor oral intake. The patient had progressive weakness, increased work of breathing, and vague abdominal pain. The initial exam demonstrated lower abdominal tenderness to palpation with guarding. She was admitted for septic shock requiring [...]

Case Presentation: An 83-year-old male with a complex medical history, including prostate cancer in remission, presented to the clinic. Routine labs revealed a serum calcium of 14 mg/dL and serum creatinine of 2.71 mg/dL and he was admitted directly from the clinic. Management included aggressive intravenous hydration, calcitonin, and a single dose of zoledronic acid. [...]

Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male presented from his PCP office with a ten-day history of diarrhea, 20-pound weight loss, and severe hypotension. His history included Type II Diabetes Mellitus controlled with tirzepatide 2.5mg weekly injection, hypertension on 40 mg lisinopril, obesity class III, obstructive sleep apnea, and gout on daily allopurinol. He was originally prescribed [...]

Case Presentation: This case underscores the diagnostic challenge of pulmonary Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS) in HIV/AIDS patients, emphasizing oral mucosal lesions as significant markers, especially alongside biopsy-proven results when bronchoscopy findings are negative.A 36-year-old HIV/AIDS male ([CD4 3 cells/mm³, viral load 1.4 million copies/mL]), with a history of cryptococcal meningitis, presented with a 3-week history of [...]

Case Presentation: A 42- year- old woman with a past medical history of major depressive disorder presented to the clinic with elevated transaminases after starting duloxetine one month prior. She denied abdominal pain, sick contacts, recent travel, alcohol use, and use of herbal supplements. Her labs were notable for an ALT of 649 U/L and [...]

Case Presentation: We present a case of symptomatic meropenem induced cholestasis in a 57 year old male with insulin dependent diabetes complicated by polymicrobial foot ulcers that required multiple toe amputations. He presented with chief complaints of fatigue, decreased appetite, and weight loss. He was septic on arrival and was found to have wet gangrene [...]

Case Presentation: A 74-year-old woman with type II diabetes mellitus, chronic hypertension, and neuropathy, presented to the hospital following a 9-day course of chest and back pain. She was found to have a late-presenting anterolateral myocardial infarction and was transferred to a cardiac ICU after developing cardiogenic shock secondary to a ventricular septal rupture. An [...]

Case Presentation: A 31-year-old man with a history of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and recent pancreatitis presented with epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting and migratory joint pain. His initial pancreatitis episode was about 12 weeks prior, with CT and MRCP demonstrating necrotizing pancreatitis. He improved with supportive care but returned 30 days later with acute elbow [...]

Case Presentation: A 41-year-old female with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and chronic back pain presented to the hospital with two weeks of progressive jaundice, scleral icterus, clay-colored stools, and dark urine. She had traveled to New Orleans two weeks prior to her presentation, where she reported engaging in two days of heavy alcohol consumption followed by [...]