Case Presentation: A 68-year-old male with osteoarthritis, status post bilateral knee replacement in 2014, presented with two weeks of flu-like symptoms, generalized weakness, and shortness of breath. Upon admission, the patient was noted to have a tender, swollen right knee with laboratories revealing neutrophilia with bandemia. Computed tomography (CT) of the joint revealed punctate gas [...]

Case Presentation: A 3-year-old immunized male, with a history of atopic dermatitis and anaphylactic dairy allergy, was brought to the ER due to refusal to bear weight for one month. There was no trauma, fevers, or recent sick symptoms. He had a severely restricted diet of potato products and breast milk. On exam, he was [...]

Case Presentation: A 66 yo man with a past medical history of CAD, b/l knee osteoarthritis, CKD, CVA, T2DM, HTN, and HLD presented to the ED complaining of back pain and left knee pain. In the ED, patient was responsive and fully alert. Labs were significant for hyperkalemia of 6.0, anemia of 9.1. He was [...]

Case Presentation: A 31-year-old man presented to the ED with 2 days of fever and odynophagia, without neck pain. The physical exam was notable only for post-pharyngeal erythema without cervical lymphadenopathy. Blood cultures were drawn. The patient was discharged after reporting feeling better with a presumptive diagnosis of a viral infection. 5 days after the [...]