Background: Compared to peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC), midlines have a lower risk of bloodstream infection, but several studies have found increased thrombosis risk for a variety of clots such as deep vein thrombosis, superficial vein thrombosis, and greater daily hazard of thrombosis. Given increased midline use, better safety data is needed for complications such [...]

Case Presentation: A 61-year-old male with past medical history of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, tobacco use disorder, Raynaud phenomenon, and provoked DVT presented from an outside hospital with abrupt onset of a purpuric lower extremity rash with discoloration and ulceration of the distal fingers and toes. At the time of the patient’s DVT several [...]

Case Presentation: A 31-year-old woman, G2P1A0, 32 weeks pregnant, with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), presented with a gradual onset of worsening abdominal wall, genitalia, and bilateral lower extremity swelling. Upon admission, the workup revealed nephrotic-range proteinuria, normal renal function, and elevated anti-dsDNA. A lower extremity ultrasound showed no evidence of deep vein [...]

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease, left ventricular (LV) mural thrombus, tobacco use, and recent thalamic, splenic, and renal artery infarcts, presented with two weeks of worsening pain and cyanosis of his left third and fourth toes, associated with claudication. He denied numbness or loss of strength. He denied [...]

Case Presentation: A 20-year-old male presented with a one-week history of high fevers, headaches and nasal congestion, and he was diagnosed with Covid-19. Over the following three days, he developed left eye proptosis, altered mental status and photophobia. Prior to infection, the patient was in good health, did not smoke and had no family history [...]

Case Presentation: A 52-year-old male with hypertension, sleep apnea, and polycythemia presented to an outside hospital for abdominal bloating and pain with emesis for 2 weeks. Labs showed WBC up to 26k/µl, AST of 166, ALT of 155, and total bilirubin of 2.8 mg/dl with normal range lipase and lactate. Initial CT abdomen pelvis (CTAP) [...]

Case Presentation: A 48-year-old male with a past medical history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) presented with one day of severe chest pain, dizziness, and brief loss of consciousness resulting in a head injury. EKG showed T wave inversions in inferior leads and elevated troponin to 625 within a few hours. [...]

Case Presentation: A 26-year-old female with PMH migraines presented to the ED with a 3-day history of headaches unlike her migraine headache. The headache was located in the occipital region, pressure-like, not alleviated by acetaminophen, and was associated with blurred vision, left ear throbbing, and neck pain. She also reported recent head trauma. She denied [...]

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old patient with history of Crohn s disease complicated by small bowel obstruction s/p resection and ileocolonic anastomosis, and transition to Upadacitinib from infliximab, a month prior to the admission, presented with a three-day duration of worsening abdominal pain, non-bloody diarrhea, and intermittent fevers. Vital signs notable for temperature of 102.2F and [...]

Case Presentation: A 66 year old female with a past medical history of hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia (HLD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) presented to the hospital for an elective three-vessel coronary artery bypass graft involving the left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery, saphenous vein graft (SVG) to the obtuse marginal artery, and [...]