Case Presentation: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly known as lupus, is a multifaceted autoimmune disorder characterized by a myriad of clinical manifestations, including but not limited to fatigue, joint pain and swelling, and malar rash. Although a common cardiac manifestation of SLE is pericarditis, often accompanied by pericardial effusion, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is not [...]

Case Presentation: A 63-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes, multiple strokes with residual left sided deficit, and chronic kidney disease, who presented with altered mental status (AMS) after losing consciousness for 20 minutes during which family noticed left sided facial droop and dysarthria. The patient denied chest [...]

Case Presentation: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health problem and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) further adds to the developing countries’ fight against tuberculosis, with pericardial effusion being a potentially fatal complication. Here we report, a 19 year old male from South Asia with a past medical history of bilateral bronchiectasis (as shown in figure 1) and [...]

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old woman with stage IV breast cancer presented with new onset abdominal pain, dyspnea on exertion, and fatigue causing her to present to our hospital. She denies chest pain currently but admits some in past 2 weeks. Denies palpitations, orthopnea, fevers, chills, recent illness, or exposures. CT abdomen showed an incompletely visualized [...]