Case Presentation: A 49‐year‐old largely healthy woman was admitted to the hospital for hypercalcemia. She complained of fatigue, weight loss and anorexia for several months. She was not on any medications or supplements. She was afebrile, not dyspneic, with a heart rate of 57/minute, blood pressure of 118/60 mm HG. The remainder of her physical […]

Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) testing has been shown in randomized trials to decrease antibiotic exposure and be a reliable predictor of clinical response to antibiotics in lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and sepsis. Although studied to guide antibiotic discontinuation in LRTI and sepsis, optimal strategies for introducing PCT into “real-world” clinical use are unknown. Our study […]