Case Presentation: Patient 1 is a 22‐year‐old man with no medical history who presented with progressively worsening fevers, severe nausea, and nonbloody severe emesis with a diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis. The patient had fevers to 104°F with chills and a pulse of 100. On physical examination, he was ill appearing and diaphoretic. The patient's CBC […]

Background: In order to reduce overuse, many hospitals have conducted studies and implemented protocols with the goal of reducing non-indicated telemetry monitoring. A common tool that institutions utilize for these changes are the clinical decision support systems (CDSS). In this report, we will present the telemetry protocol utilized by our hospital and review its effects […]

Background: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a common hospital problem which may lead to increased mortality, hospital costs, and increased length of stay (1). A leading cause of renal dysfunction in the inpatient population is drug nephrotoxicity. Several studies show that physician prescribers often do not take renal function into account with new or existing […]

Case Presentation: A 32‐year‐old West African man with a history of malaria presented to the ER with dizziness, severe fatigue, palpitations, and dyspnea on exertion. On initial assessment, he was found to have sublingual icterus, bounding peripheral pulses, tachycardia, and a loud systolic murmur. Chest x‐ray revealed bilateral hazy lung opacities and laboratory values were […]