Case Presentation: An 80-year-old man presented to the hospital with recurrent falls and generalized weakness over six months. Past medical history was notable for dementia, hypertension, and peripheral polyneuropathy. This was his fifth admission for weakness and falls with elevated CPK concerning for rhabdomyolysis, previously treated with intravenous fluids, physical and occupational therapy, and discharged [...]

Case Presentation: A 71 year old female with past medical history of DM2, HTN, and CKD presented with weakness and body aches, progressing to inability to ambulate. Home medications included insulin, valsartan, and rosuvastatin. She was found to have a creatinine of 7.99 mg/dL from a baseline of 2 mg/dL. She was also found to [...]

Case Presentation: A 72 y/o African American male with PMHx of HTN, IDDM, CAD, ESLD 2/2 Hepatitis C in remission with portal hypertension and hepatocellular carcinoma s/p radioembolization presented after a fall at home. He had generalized weakness for 3 weeks with worsening over last 3 days. His ROS significant for diarrhea from lactulose and [...]

Case Presentation: A 66-year-old man with history of atrial fibrillation, heart failure, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), bipolar disorder, and gout presented with lightheadedness and a syncopal episode with tremulousness and confusion. His reported medications included apixaban, carvedilol, risperidone, and allopurinol. Vitals were notable for tachycardia but otherwise normal. Physical exam was notable for irregularly irregular heart [...]

Case Presentation: A 41-year-old Caucasian female with a significant past medical history of Factor V Leiden deficiency presented to our institution for evaluation of new-onset seizures that began while driving. No head trauma or other bodily harm was sustained. The patient was non-ill appearing and hemodynamically stable. The physical exam was otherwise unremarkable. Laboratory evaluations [...]

Case Presentation: A 97-year-old male with past medical history of HTN, COPD, CAD post PCI, T2DM, HLD, CVA with no residual deficit, presented to the emergency department (ED) with generalized weakness for one week. The patient had been in his usual state of health until seven days ago when he woke up with symptoms of [...]