Background: There is evidence that physicians consider a variety of “non-medical” factors (e.g. lack of social support, barriers to access) in hospital admission decision-making out of concern for patient safety, and that patients are hospitalized even in the absence of a level of medical acuity warranting admission. The rationale underlying this decision may overvalue the [...]

Case Presentation: A 71-year-old woman with poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) of the left cheek with recent initiation of nivolumab therapy presented to the Emergency Department with five days of bilateral thigh pain, generalized weakness, and dyspnea. The exam was remarkable for tachycardia, hypotension, tachypnea as well as neck and proximal muscle strength weakness. [...]

Case Presentation: Case1: A 72- year old male with a diagnosis of stage four non-small cell Lung carcinoma who was treated with Pembrolizumab, presented two weeks after his first dose with generalized body aches and weakness. Labs showed elevated creatinine Kinase, increased serum creatinine with hyperkalemia to 5.6 and elevated troponins to as high as [...]