Case Presentation: A 42 year old female with history of pain, anxiety, depression, substance use disorder, and atrial septal defect who was admitted for workup of 6-7 months of fevers at home. She had been admitted about 1 month prior for workup of fever of unknown origin. Workup at that time revealed candida esophagitis, but […]

Case Presentation: 59 year-old female with past history of uncontrolled asthma with multiple exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids, and recurrent episodes of non-traumatic rhabdomyolysis, presented with muscle aches. On exam, patient was hemodynamically stable and afebrile, with bilateral upper and lower extremity tenderness. Laboratory analysis was concerning for elevated creatinine kinase levels of 1127 U/L. Complete […]

Case Presentation: A 41-year-old male with a history of metastatic squamous cell lung cancer presented with anorexia and fatigue to the emergency department. The patient was diagnosed with metastatic squamous cell lung carcinoma one year prior and was started on Paclitaxel/Carboplatin and Nivolumab/Ipilimumab treatments. Prior to the current presentation, the patient had been experiencing palpitations […]

Case Presentation: A 48-year-old female with a past medical history of opioid dependency and right hip arthroplasty presented with complaints of fevers and purulent drainage at her surgical site. Pertinent exam findings included fever, tenderness, and erythema on her right hip. Initial creatinine, bicarbonate, and magnesium were within normal limits. She underwent irrigation and debridement […]