Case Presentation: A 49-year-old male with a medical history significant for unmanaged type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department with generalized body weakness associated with 5 days of melena and coffee ground emesis in the setting of heavy use of naproxen for chronic severe lower back pain. He reported recent visits to a [...]

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 [...]