Case Presentation: Here we present a case of a 63 year old female with a past medical history of COPD on 5L home oxygen and BiPAP with eight exacerbations in the past year who presented with shortness of breath and was admitted for acute hypoxic respiratory failure secondary to COPD exacerbation. When initially evaluated by [...]

Case Presentation: The patient was a 61-year-old female with a medical history of hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, and uterine carcinosarcoma with peritoneal carcinomatosis, and ascites who initially presented with abdominal pain and shortness of breath. Admission labs were significant for a white cell count of 15.6 and lactic acid of 2.6. Sepsis workup was [...]