Case Presentation: 63y old female with history of CHF, HTN, and hypothyroidism presented from primary care physician’s office for lab abnormalities. Review of systems was positive for decreased urine output, fatigue, and sinus congestion. Vitals were within normal limits and physical exam was non-contributary. Lab workup was significant for hypokalemia (2.9) and elevated Cr (4.0). […]

Case Presentation: A 53-year-old male with no history of diabetes was admitted to the hospital due to complaints of severe fatigue, dizziness, and abrupt weight loss. He was found to have a random blood glucose level of 536 and a bicarbonate level of 15. On admission, he had a venous pH of 7.30 and a […]

Background: Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) is an idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia. The exact incidence, prevalence and pathogenesis are unknown. This retrospective study aims to reveal the prevalence of COP in hospitalized population and to investigate the odds ratio (OR) of COP in connective tissue disease (CTD) of interest including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus […]

Case Presentation: A 61-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse and Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus presented with complaints of retrosternal chest pain and multiple bouts of coffee-ground emesis for three days. He reported a three-day binge of drinking vodka prior to the presentation. On examination, he was tachycardic, tachypneic, but normotensive. Hand and tongue tremors […]