Case Presentation: 56 male with a history of hypertension, recurrent UTIs, and diverticulitis presented with 4 days of fever, chills, malaise, dizziness, and progressive dyspnea. He denied bowel changes, nausea, or vomiting. He was admitted for severe sepsis secondary to diverticulitis, with notable labs of lactic acidosis (3.8 mmol/L), AKI (creatinine 2.16 mg/dL), leukocytosis (17,400 [...]