Case Presentation: A 63- year-old man with a history of seizures, hepatitis C infection and multiple spinal fusion surgeries presented to the emergency room (ER) for the evaluation of back pain. Back pain was said to have commenced 3 days prior to presentation. Pain was mainly located in the lumbar region, dull in nature, rated […]

Case Presentation: A 65‐year‐old Caucasian male, with a past medical history of End Stage Renal Disease on Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD), presented with complaints of abdominal cramping and discomfort with associated purulent peritoneal fluids of days duration. He was hemodynamically stable with a blood pressure of 145/49 mmHg, pulse rate of 56/min, respiratory rate of […]

Case Presentation: An 80-year-old female with a history of hypoxic encephalopathy, chronic respiratory failure on mechanical ventilation through tracheostomy, End stage renal disease on hemodialysis through right arm arterio-venous fistula who presented immediately after dialysis session with hypotension, tachycardia and hypoglycemia from nursing home. Physical exam was remarkable for a temperature of 100.5 F, blood […]

Case Presentation: We present a 68-year-old woman who was in her usual state of health until July 2019 who presented with abdominal pain, back pain along with unintentional weight loss. Imaging revealed a mass in her pancreatic body which was confirmed with EUS and biopsy as invasive pancreatic adenocarcinoma. In late August, she presented with […]

Case Presentation: A 78-year-old man with history of severe obesity, prostate cancer and urethral strictures requiring chronic indwelling Foley catheter, presented to the emergency room with decreased urine output. He also reported worsening scrotal pain and swelling. He had presented 9 days prior with scrotal pain and swelling after his Foley catheter fell out. He […]