Case Presentation: We present a case of a 72 year-old independent woman on warfarin for recently-diagnosed pulmonary embolism, who was admitted to a local hospital for altered mental status. Upon presentation, a CT scan of the brain showed multiple areas of hemorrhage. The patient was transferred to our tertiary hospital for further management. An MRI [...]

Case Presentation: A 32 year-old female without significant medical history presented with nausea and vomiting, 1 week after being a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. The original accident caused loss of consciousness, and post-concussive syndrome headaches, but no significant injuries, fractures or internal bleeding. Upon re-admission, she was orthostatic positive. She was lethargic, with a [...]

Case Presentation: A 20 year old man with history of Systemic Lupus erythematous (SLE) with Lupus nephritis presented to the hospital with cough and hemoptysis for the past few days. He was found to have severe anemia (5.4 mg/dl), thrombocytopenia (52,000/mm3), elevated LDH (829), low haptoglobin (<8), hypocomplentemia (low C3 and C4), schistocytes on peripheral [...]

Case Presentation: A 56-year-old male with history of alcohol abuse presented to the Emergency Room complaining of worsening abdominal pain for 2 weeks. Patient stated that he drinks half a pint of whiskey every day, and that the last drink was the day before presenting to the Emergency Room. He also reported that he had [...]

Case Presentation: A 58 year old man with history of Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis and mechanical aortic valve replacement on oral anticoagulation presented to the emergency department with epigastric and right upper quadrant abdominal pain, melena, hematochezia, and hematemesis of one weeks’ duration. Physical exam revealed jaundice and abdominal tenderness in the right upper quadrant and [...]

Case Presentation: A 74-year-old African-American woman presented to our Emergency Department with hemoptysis and severe respiratory distress. Two weeks prior to presentation, she was admitted with persistent cough and blood streaked sputum of 1-month duration and was treated with antibiotics for a presumptive diagnosis of pnemonia after a negative bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Her [...]