Case Presentation: A 76-year-old female with a history of an incarcerated hernia, Clostridium difficile colitis, hypertension, and dyslipidemia presented to the emergency department (ED) with bloody diarrhea and weakness. On admission, the patient denied fevers, chills, or cough. Additional symptoms included self-limited hyponatremia (133 mmol/L), likely due to excessive diarrhea, bleeding internal hemorrhoids with discomfort, […]

Case Presentation: 62-year-old male admitted following new onset generalized tonic clonic seizure lasting 5-6 minutes witnessed by mother. Per EMS on scene, he was agitated and required ketamine and midazolam while on route to the hospital. Upon admission, he was hemodynamically stable with physical exam only remarkable for raised maculopapular rash extending from the left […]

Case Presentation: A 30-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented with one year of progressive vision loss. He saw an ophthalmologist one month after the initial onset and described it as a “dark curtain” progressing from his central vision. He was diagnosed with decreased visual acuity bilaterally. He was prompted to go to […]

Case Presentation: A 65-year-old male presents to hospital with a 1-day history of confusion and fever. Past medical history is significant for heart failure requiring AICD, chronic kidney disease, type-2 diabetes mellitus, May-Thurner syndrome, and recent admission three weeks prior due to sepsis from streptococcus bacteremia requiring hemodialysis, with dialysis catheter removed before initial discharge. […]