Case Presentation: A 79 year old male presented after having recurrent falls. He was extremely weak, and reported that he had lost about 20 lbs in the past month. The patient’s family reported a significant decrease in his appetite. Past medical history included COPD, CAD status post CABG, and CVA. In the Emergency Room the […]

Case Presentation: A 42‐year‐old woman presented to the Emergency Department with intermittent sub‐sternal heaviness, shortness of breath and vomiting. Review of systems was negative for chills, fever, cough, sore throat, headache, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysuria, palpitations and joint pain. The physical examination revealed blood pressure of 71/41 mm Hg, heart rate of 68/min, respiratory rate […]