Case Presentation: A 38-year-old female presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset sharp right-sided chest pain and shortness of breath, associated with exertion at work. Notable medical history included recurrent episodes of brief dyspnea starting one day before her menstrual period and subsiding 1-2 days later. At the time of admission, the patient was on [...]

Case Presentation: A 20-year-old male with no known medical conditions presented to the emergency department with acute right-sided chest pain and shortness of breath, which began abruptly while he was playing video games at home.  He described the pain as sharp, radiating to the back, 7/10 in severity, and worse with coughing and inspiration. He [...]

Case Presentation: A 59 year-old female with past medical history significant for chronic hyponatremia and tobacco use presented to the hospital with complaints of dyspnea and neck pain for 2 weeks. She reported blurry vision and swelling in her neck, face and axillae. Initial vitals were stable. Admission labs were significant for sodium 125, baseline [...]

Case Presentation: A 40-year-old woman with no prior past medical history presented to the emergency room with several weeks of dysphagia, rash on her face, hands, chest, accompanied by fatigue, malaise, followed by progressively worsening shortness of breath. Over 8 weeks, she also developed a rash over her dorsal hands and upper chest wall, associated [...]