Background: Hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm (HAP) is a rare entity, potentially life threatening and associated with high mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate Mayo Clinic enterprise’s clinical experience with HAP occurrence, clinical features and outcome in the last 20 years, and to compare our results with what the literature. Methods: This retrospective analysis [...]

Background: Medically stable patients with barriers to discharge in the acute care setting are a growing proportion of hospitalized patients throughout the nation at a time when many hospitals are experiencing both bed and healthcare worker shortages. These patients remain bedded across various acute units in the hospital, reducing bed availability and staffing for more [...]

Case Presentation: Asenapine is widely acknowledged as a well-tolerated medication, exhibiting only infrequent severe adverse events1. The necessity of liver enzyme testing remains a topic without a unanimous consensus2. This case study discusses a patient who experienced significant liver damage upon initiating asenapine. As far as our understanding goes, this represents the initial documented instance [...]

Case Presentation: A 41-year-old woman with a history of nephrolithiasis managed conservatively presented to the hospital with right flank and right upper quadrant pain. The pain initially started four months prior to her presentation, cramping in nature, rated 10/10 in intensity, intermittent, progressively worsening, initially well managed with ibuprofen, aggravated by movement, and relieved partially [...]

Case Presentation: A 59-year-old incarcerated male presented to the hospital with abdominal pain, fever, and vomiting. Initial diagnostic workup showed a total leukocyte count of 14.2 x 103 /uL. The alkaline phosphate and total bilirubin were normal at 73 IU/L and 1.2 mg/dL, respectively. The Computerized tomography (CT) with contrast of the abdomen and pelvis [...]

Case Presentation: A 75-year-old male with atrial fibrillation on apixaban and eradicated HCV presented to the Emergency Department one day after a syncopal episode with right upper quadrant abdominal pain. On initial presentation, he was hemodynamically unstable with hypotension and atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. His vital signs normalized after 2 liters of intravenous [...]

Case Presentation: A 48-year-old male with past medical history significant for hypertension, alcohol use disorder in remission, known grade I esophageal varices, and cirrhosis who presented with confusion and oral mucosa bleeding. He was tachycardic to 100 but had adequate blood pressure of 106/68. Initial labs remarkable for hemoglobin 9.4 g/dL and platelet count 1 [...]

Case Presentation: In September 2021, a 53-year-old male with a BMI of 30.91 and no history of alcohol use was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, indicated by a PSA level of 111. A transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy revealed Gleason score 4+5 prostate adenocarcinoma. In February 2022, the patient initiated treatment with Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT) [...]

Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male with a history of alcohol use disorder, recurrent diverticulitis, and portal vein thrombosis presented to the ED due to jaundice and tremors. He reported malaise, poor oral intake, fevers, and night sweats. Denied weight loss. A telehealth visit prescribed Motrin and Tylenol. The patient consumes 1 liter of vodka weekly, [...]

Case Presentation: A 13-year-old previously healthy boy presented to the emergency department with 1 day of jaundice and scleral icterus as well as acute on chronic progressive abdominal pain. Review of systems was notable for unintentional 5 kg weight loss over the past year, fatigue, oral ulcers, Raynaud’s phenomenon, and gross hematuria. He had no [...]