Background: Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, millions have succumbed to the infection worldwide. The virus is most well-known for its devastating pulmonary and cardiovascular manifestations, but acute kidney injury (AKI) has been frequent as well (reported incidence ranging from 0.5% to 56.9%), and has been repeatedly observed to be associated […]

Case Presentation: We present an 80-year-old female with a medical history significant for atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. She underwent pulmonary vein isolation in 2017 and had reportedly been on flecainide 150 mg twice daily and atenolol 100 milligram twice daily since then. She presented to the emergency department with dyspnea […]

Case Presentation: Our patient is a 62 year-old gentleman with PMH significant for HTN, moderate-severe bilateral RAS and stage IIIa CKD who was transferred to our hospital for AKI requiring dialysis. 1 month prior to presentation, spironolactone was added to his antihypertensive medications of amlodipine, carvedilol, azilsartan and furosemide. He was in his usual state […]

Case Presentation: A previously healthy 35-year-old woman presented with fever, dizziness, and weakness for 1 day. Three weeks prior, she had back pain and difficulty taking deep inspirations that was treated with a 10-day course of levofloxacin. The pain subsided; however, she noticed frothy urine. Other symptoms included a 30-pound weight loss in 4 months […]

Case Presentation: MG is an 18 year old male with quadriplegia from c-spine injury and chronic respiratory failure with trach/vent dependence who presented with 2-3 weeks of intermittent fevers, chills, malaise, abdominal pain, nausea, emesis, diarrhea, and anorexia. Initial evaluation revealed leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, and mild anemia. Urinalysis was significant for moderate leukocyte esterase, nitrites, pyuria, […]

Case Presentation: A 24-year-old woman with no medical history presented with eight weeks of nausea, vomiting, and fevers. Six weeks prior to admission she had a positive monospot test, positive EBV IgG, and negative EBV IgM. Two weeks prior, she developed cyclical fevers, night sweats, and weight loss. She presented to the ED due to […]

Background: We aimed to represent the effects of SARS Co V -2 on kidney functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic in patients of varied baseline GFR values staged into renal categories of one to five. Methods: We conducted a single-center, retrospective study using data of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 with acute kidney injuries. Demographic characteristics, clinical […]

Case Presentation: A 74-year-old male with a known history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and depression presented with 5 days of upper abdominal pain that radiated to the left chest and frequent muscle spasms. He was evaluated in the emergency department for right upper quadrant abdominal pain. Due to concerns for cholecystitis, point-of-care ultrasound was […]

Background: Cancer patients are at risk of higher readmission rates after hospitalization, which has been associated with increased comorbidity and mortality. Development of acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with worse clinical outcomes. In the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic, we aim to look at the 30-day readmission rate in our institution’s cancer patients with […]

Case Presentation: A 64-year-old female with hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) and hypothyroidism presented with three days of dull pain localized bilaterally to the biceps femorum, recurrent emesis, and anorexia. Her past medical history includes complications of hATTR (being treated with patisirtan and tafamidis); polyneuropathy, small bowel enteropathy, and cardiomyopathy with associated recent bioprosthetic mitral and […]