Case Presentation: A 70-year-old man with no significant history presented with lower back pain for 1 month. The pain, specifically involving the bilateral lower back which radiated down the buttocks, was sharp, intermittent, and 10/10 in severity. His pain started gradually but progressively worsened, limiting the patient’s ability to ambulate. The patient reported constipation for [...]

Case Presentation: A 45 year old African American male with sarcoidosis (2009 lung biopsy) was brought by EMS after an out of hospital ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. With ACLS, ROSC was attained after 20minutes. He had no family history of sudden death or heart disease. He did not engage in any toxic habits. Exam showed [...]

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old female presented to an emergency department with progressive weakness and dyspnea with dry cough for 2 weeks; she was afebrile but hypoxic, requiring 2 liters oxygen by nasal cannula. Physical examination was remarkable for diminished right lung sounds. Labs were unremarkable except for elevated C-reactive protein (194.6 mg/L). Chest x-ray revealed a dense [...]

Case Presentation: A 64-year-old Caucasian male with hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency room with confusion, ataxia, and urinary retention after a 10-day cruise to Aruba. During the cruise, he developed fever, diarrhea, and a rash. After returning home, he visited a local ED and was treated with ciprofloxacin and metronidazole for febrile [...]

Case Presentation: A 70-year-old male who presented to us with worsening dyspnea on exertion and non-productive cough. Review of systems was negative. Vitals were unremarkable; physical examination was significant for bilateral basilar rales which were corroborated by his chest x-ray that revealed bilateral pleural effusions. Laboratory findings were notable for normocytic anemia and elevated liver [...]