Case Presentation: 53-year-old woman with locally recurrent melanoma and a family history of Huntington’s Disease (HD) presented with complications of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and subdural hematomas. On hospital day 2, she suffered a cardiac arrest in the setting of QTc prolongation from antiemetics leading to dependence on hemodialysis, mechanical ventilation, and pressors. She was […]

Background: Early introduction of palliative care for medically complex patients can improve patient-centered outcomes. Yet, little is known about how to address these issues as patients are cared for by multiple teams in multiple care settings between hospital, home health care and primary care. Here we highlight clinician perspectives about introducing palliative care in the […]

Case Presentation: A 66-year-old-male presented with painless jaundice. Laboratory tests were consistent with biliary obstruction, Ca 19-9 was 304.3 IU/mL (N: 0.0-35), and CT scan revealed a pancreatic mass with omental metastasis. The patient underwent ERCP with biopsy. Pathology was consistent with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (Figure 1A-B). He underwent a Whipple procedure and completed 12 cycles […]