Case Presentation: A 32 year old male with past medical history of tobacco and alcohol abuse presented with fever, dyspnea, night sweats, cough with green sputum, occasional hemoptysis and left sided chest pain for eight days. He also endorsed a ten pound weight loss during this time. Of note patient also had a history of [...]

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old woman with intravenous polysubstance abuse presented with a 1-week history of back pain, fever, and cough with blood-tinged sputum. Vital sign on admission showed tachycardia and hypotension but she responded well to fluid resuscitation. A pansystolic murmur grade 2 was noted. There was diffuse midline and paraspinal tenderness over the back. [...]