Case Presentation: A 57-year-old African American man with a past medical history of alcohol use disorder, treatment naive chronic hepatitis C infection, and epilepsy presented with left flank pain without urinary symptoms. A non-contrast abdominal CT scan did not show renal pathology but showed compression fracture the L1 vertebra with paravertebral soft tissue and stranding. […]

Case Presentation: A 58-year-old female presented to the ED with one month of generalized worsening weakness, malaise, and diaphoresis. The patient’s medical history included severe Crohn’s disease, osteoporosis, tobacco use, and right kidney atrophy. Initial exam findings included abdominal distension, left upper quadrant tenderness, and anasarca. Labs revealed hemoglobin 8.6, hematocrit 25.0, WBC 10.7, platelet […]