Case Presentation: A 55 year old Caucasian male patient with medical history of hypertension, osteoarthritis and smoking presented with dizziness, oliguria and right gluteal pain for 5 days following a blunt injury that occurred when he fell on wet grass while mowing his yard. His symptoms persisted despite a course of ciprofloxacin as an outpatient. […]

Case Presentation: A 44 year old woman with a history of Roux-En-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), hypothyroidism, and morbid obesity, presented with one day of confusion and somnolence. In the emergency department, she was unresponsive to voice with an initial Glasgow Coma Score of 9. Her temperature was 94 F, pulse 94 beats per minute, blood […]

Case Presentation: 2A 19 year old Bulgarian G2 P1 at 35 weeks by last menstrual period confirmed by ultrasound was found to have a platelet count of 40,000/µL during an admission for pyelonephritis. Past medical history was significant only for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) diagnosed at age 12. She was followed by an oncologist at […]

Case Presentation: 74-year-old male with history of NASH cirrhosis with Grade I esophageal variceal bleeding history, SDH s/p burr hole drainage with course complicated by seizures on Keppra and Vimpat, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease status post 1 drug eluting stent who presented with worsening confusion, fatigue and difficulty walking x 3-4 […]

Case Presentation: An 82-year-old woman with a history of bladder diverticulum, neurogenic bladder, and atrial fibrillation was admitted to the intensive care unit because of an altered mental status. For 10 years, she had experienced recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) following total hysterectomy. She had no history of alcohol abuse or liver disease. On examination, […]