Case Presentation: A 57-year-old female with a medical history of uncontrolled diabetes with a hemoglobin A1C of 14, hypertension, and a previous right-sided stroke presented to the emergency department with a four-day history of nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea, fever and chills. On presentation, the patient was hemodynamic stable with no fevers. Physical examination revealed no [...]

Case Presentation: Heyde syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder characterized by the triad of aortic stenosis (AS), gastrointestinal bleeding, and acquired von Willebrand syndrome (AVWS). The pathophysiology of AVWS in Heyde syndrome is thought to be due to the increased circulatory shear forces resulting from AS, leading to cleavage of large VWF multimers and loss [...]

Case Presentation: A 73-year-old woman with past medical history of hypertension was discovered unresponsive at home, prompting initiation of CPR during transportation to the Emergency Department, resulting in the restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). A chest x-ray indicated the presence of left-sided tension pneumothorax, necessitating the placement of a chest tube. Initial electrocardiogram (EKG) findings [...]

Case Presentation: A 61-year-old male with past medical history of HIV on HAART with undetectable viral load and bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) presented to the hospital with fevers, abdominal pain and diarrhea for three days found to have sepsis with leukocytosis of 13.7×10^3/uL and fever of 39°C, elevated trop of 168ng/L without acute ischemic changes [...]