Case Presentation: Case 1 is a 55 year-old healthy man who was brought to the ER after co-workers witnessed him slump down while seated and lose consciousness for 30 seconds. The patient recalled feeling “uneasy” prior to the episode. There were no tonic-clonic movements or loss of bowel or bladder function. Upon awakening, the patient [...]

Case Presentation: A healthy 48-year-old male presented to the emergency department with fever, joint pain, fatigue, malaise, and oliguria. One week prior he had been seen at an urgent care clinic for fevers, chills, nasal congestion, and sore throat and was formally diagnosed with influenza B and strep pharyngitis. At that office visit he was [...]