Case Presentation: A 66-year-old male with history of intravenous (IV) drug abuse presented with acute onset substernal chest pain and shortness of breath for one day. Initial EKG showed diffuse ST-elevations. Urine toxicology screen was positive for cocaine, cannabinoids, and fentanyl. CXR showed a hilar mass, which on CT showed a right upper lobe nodule [...]

Case Presentation: A 64-year-old man with a history of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) presented with acute onset non-radiating exertional chest pain localized to the precordium. His symptoms had progressed to the point of occurring even at rest. On arrival, his vital signs included a blood pressure of 112/65 mm Hg, [...]

Case Presentation: A 37-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), noncompliant with mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and hydroxychloroquine, complicated by Class V membranous lupus nephritis and cirrhosis due to autoimmune hepatitis, presented with generalized weakness and altered mentation. This followed a recent admission for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia and acute kidney failure requiring hemodialysis (HD), [...]

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 70-year-old male with a medical history of atrial fibrillation, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), admitted for elective radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. In the immediate postoperative period, the patient became hypotensive, with a blood pressure of 60/40 mmHg, and developed tachycardia, with a heart [...]