Case Presentation: A 60-year-old Caucasian female with a history of morbid obesity, type 2 diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea presented to the emergency department with chief complaint of a headache. Her blood pressure was elevated, and she was discharged on lisinopril 20 mg daily.Two days later, she returned with severe, diffuse abdominal pain, [...]

Case Presentation: A 46-year-old woman experienced difficulty swallowing while drinking coffee in the evening of her visit. Shortly afterward, she developed rapid swelling in the left neck region, accompanied by syncope, and was transported to a local hospital for emergency care. Blood tests and electrocardiography showed no abnormalities. However, a CT scan revealed swelling of [...]

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department with a rapid onset of laryngeal edema preceded by abdominal pain. Physical exam revealed extensive lip, tongue, and supraglottic swelling, stridor, and abdominal tenderness, but no urticaria. Initial labs were significant for leukocytosis and respiratory acidosis. The anesthesia team performed [...]

Case Presentation: 68-year-old male with a history of recurrent angioedema, complicated by intubation, presented to the emergency room (ER) for progressive tongue swelling and dyspnea prior to arrival. He was on aspirin 81 mg for years with a recent addition of cilostazol for peripheral artery disease. Physical exam was significant for tongue and lip swelling. [...]