Case Presentation: An 86-year-old woman with a history of COVID-19 and MRSA pneumonia six months prior to presentation and COPD, presented to a local emergency room for abdominal pain related to persistent cough. Other pertinent history included ovarian cancer cured 20 years ago and exposure to tuberculosis when the patient was younger. Computed tomography (CT) [...]

Case Presentation: Previously healthy, never-smoker, COVID vaccinated, 45yo male with a history of hypertension presented to urgent care for one month history of shortness of breath on exertion, mild cough, and some weight loss. At urgent care, oxygen saturation was found to be 77% on room air and was transferred to Bronson Hospital for further [...]

Background: Pulmonary B-lines are a highly sensitive sonographic sign of pulmonary edema in patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) (3). When found prior to discharge, this finding has been shown to accurately predict re-admission and mortality on short term follow up (4,5,6). Inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter and collapsibility can be used as a [...]

Case Presentation: Our patient is a 48-year-old female with medical history significant for hypertension who presented multiple times with recurrent intractable chest wall pain. Her history was significant for loss of appetite and weight loss of about 20 lbs in the last 2 months She had an unremarkable laboratory and imaging work up and eventually [...]

Case Presentation: A 54 year old African American female with a past medical history of significant tobacco use presented with worsening shortness of breath and increased cough. She reported having hemoptysis 2 months ago which resolved, unexplained weight loss (30 lbs over 6 months), orthopnea, and diaphoresis. Physical examination was positive for wheezing and rhonchi, [...]