Case Presentation: 47-year-old male with past medical history of fibromyalgia, hypertension, and mild asthma presented with shortness of breath during a double red cell donation (DRCD). DRCD is a procedure where two packs of whole blood are taken from a donor, and plasma is separated from them, this plasma is then transfused back to the […]

Case Presentation: Radiation associated cardiac disease (RACD) is an important adverse effect which may not present until years to decades following therapy. Presentations include arrhythmias, acute coronary syndromes, heart failure and valvular pathologies, as seen in this presentation. A 50-year-old female with past medical history of breast cancer treated with chemo-radiation eight years prior presented […]

Case Presentation: A 58-year-old male presented to the hospital with several days of fatigue and shortness of breath. His vitals were initially stable, and labs showed a hemoglobin of 4.2 (normal 13.5—17.5), white blood cell count WBC 20.1 (4.5—11.0), and platelet count 43 (160—420), BNP 617 (0—900 pg/ml). He received one unit of packed red […]