Background: Preventive care is a crucial but underutilized component of optimal population health management. Of eligible patients, 69.0% have received pneumococcal vaccine, 24.1% zoster vaccine, and 30.0% hepatitis B vaccine. Cancer screening rates are similarly low, with 12.5% screened for lung cancer and 71.6% for colorectal cancer. Gaps in preventive care are even larger in [...]

Background: Preventive care is a crucial but underutilized component of optimal population health management. Of eligible patients, 69.0% have received pneumococcal vaccine, 24.1% zoster vaccine, and 30.0% hepatitis B vaccine. Cancer screening rates are similarly low, with 12.5% screened for lung cancer and 71.6% for colorectal cancer. Gaps in preventive care are even larger in [...]

Background: Patients with acute severe asthma exacerbations that are unresponsive to standard therapy are said to be in status asthmaticus (SA). Patients with SA need hospitalization and are at risk of considerable morbidity and mortality along with high healthcare costs. Understanding regional differences in clinical outcomes and healthcare utilization among patients hospitalized with SA may [...]

Case Presentation: 32-year-old male with history of Stevens Johnson’s syndrome secondary to sulfa allergy presented to the emergency department with vomiting, non-bloody diarrhea, chills and fatigue after returning from a 2-week trip to Africa. He was diagnosed with E coli gastroenteritis and discharged home. He returned four days later with on-going fevers, vomiting, diarrhea, body [...]

Case Presentation: A 25-year-old Wolof-speaking male who recently arrived from Senegal with remote history of malaria (unclear treatment, no hospitalization) presented to the hospital with a three-day history of dull global headache, abdominal pain, vomiting, watery diarrhea, and hematuria. Upon arrival, he was noted to be diaphoretic, dehydrated, tachycardic, and hypoglycemic. Labs were significant for [...]

Case Presentation: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology that can involve virtually any organ system. This case highlights the diagnosis of lupus in a severely neutropenic patient, emphasizing the diverse manifestations and associations of the disease. A 39-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a persistent, diffuse maculopapular rash [...]

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old African American male with a medical history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) presented to the hospital with nonspecific complaints, including flank pain. Initial laboratory tests and imaging studies confirmed a diagnosis of nephrolithiasis and acute kidney injury with concomitant hypercalcemia. The patient was hospitalized and treated [...]