Background: Prescription opioids have come under increasing scrutiny in recent years due to the rise in use and misuse which has resulted in significant morbidity and mortality. There have been several efforts by government agencies to address this such as the FDA issuing a Risk Evaluation Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for extended release/long acting (ERLAs) opioids […]

Background: Hospitalist have not previously had a primary role in the setting of eating disorders beyond stabilization in an acute care setting. Following stabilization, patients in need of further treatment are transferred to an eating disorder facility. While in inpatient or residential care for their eating disorder, patient are monitored by physicians or mid-level providers. […]

Case Presentation: A 47 year old man with asthma and a 30 pack-year smoking history presented with shortness of breath, chest tightness, and intermittent fevers for the past week. For the month prior to presentation he was vaping tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) daily. He had no sick contacts and no other drug use or occupational exposures. Initial […]

Case Presentation: A 33-year-old woman presented to the hospital following seven days of persistent fever and non-productive cough despite a course of azithromycin prescribed by her primary care physician. She denied shortness of breath, chest pain, palpitations or lower extremity swelling. She reported no sick contacts or travel in the last six months. She endorsed […]

Case Presentation: A 63-year-old man with a history intravenous heroin use disorder and chronic homelessness was readmitted for worsening right lower extremity pain secondary to recently diagnosed unprovoked bilateral deep vein thrombosis (DVT). He reported substernal chest pain without radiation and dyspnea but denied fevers, chills, weight loss or recent heroin use. His temperature was […]

Case Presentation: A 37-year-old male auto-mechanic, with a history of tobacco use, presented with acute right-sided pleuritic chest pain. He was diagnosed with musculoskeletal pain and discharged from the ED. Several days later he returned with dyspnea, dry cough, fever and diaphoresis. He revealed that he recently tried vaping marijuana (THC) oil. Vital signs were […]

Case Presentation: A 19-year-old man with no medical history presented to gastroenterology clinic with four days of nausea, vomiting, malaise, fevers, and epigastric pain. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) was scheduled for the following day. The next morning, the EGD was cancelled when he was found to be to be hypoxemic on pre-procedure vital signs and was […]

Case Presentation: A 77-year-old female with atrial fibrillation (AF) on flecainide, sinus node dysfunction (SND), and permanent pacemaker presents with frequent palpitations. EKG showed regular, wide-complex tachycardia with ventricular rate of 137 BPM. Device interrogation revealed atrial flutter with 1:1 AV conduction (AL11AV). Rhythm terminated with overdrive atrial pacing along with resolution of symptoms. Troponins […]

Case Presentation: A 25-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency room with chest pain and shortness of breath. She was febrile to 40 degrees Celsius and tachypneic. Physical exam was notable for bilateral crackles in her lower bases. Her social history indicated former marijuana use and current e-cigarette use (Juule, […]

Case Presentation: A 86 year-old man with rheumatoid arthritis on methotrexate and prednisone, CAD, HTN, CKD 3 presented with bilateral lower extremity rash for 5 days. He initially had pruritus in the legs, now progressed with redness and pain. He spent most of his days in his backyard during the summertime but did not recall […]