Case Presentation: We present the case of a 64-year-old male with a history of pulmonary embolism status post IVC filter, and recent viral constrictive pericarditis with exudative pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis and bilateral pleural effusions requiring chest tubes, who was admitted for dyspnea, cyanosis, and confusion. Vitals were blood pressure 78/51, heart rate 60, respiratory [...]

Case Presentation: Patient is a 23-year-old male with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and depression who presented with a chief complaint of shortness of breath and bluish discoloration of his skin. Patient was at a friend’s house for dinner where he ate pork leg and returned home thereafter. One hour after dinner, he began to experience [...]

Case Presentation: Methemoglobinemia is a hematological condition that is most commonly acquired when substances cause oxidation of iron to the ferric state (Fe3+) from the ferrous state( Fe 2+). It is a clinical diagnosis based on effective history taking and signs of hypoxemia resistant to supplemental oxygen. Here we describe a patient who had been [...]

Case Presentation: A 68-year-old woman presented to the hospital with dyspnea, lightheadedness, hypoxia and no other systemic symptoms. She had a history of stage IIB small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the right lung status post chemoradiotherapy. This was complicated by radiation pneumonitis requiring long-term prednisone. Three days before presentation, she started dapsone 100mg daily for [...]