Background: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has demonstrated a range of presentations and outcomes affecting multiple organ systems. Acute kidney injury (AKI) associated with hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and related outcomes vary widely according to early reports. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of AKI, AKI in the setting of chronic kidney disease [...]

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old woman, previously diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and managed with Metformin, along with a history of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, was admitted to the hospital due to abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea that had been ongoing for the three days leading up to her presentation. On arrival at [...]

Case Presentation: A 54-year-old female with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and morbid obesity with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in 2009 presented to the hospital with abdominal pain and was found to have choledocolithiasis and acute cholecystitis. She was admitted to the surgery service and underwent ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Her post-op course was complicated by [...]

Case Presentation: A 43-year-old male from Guatemala with a history of alcohol abuse, brief incarceration and nephrolithiasis presented to the emergency room with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. He was found to have a psoas abscess and subsequently underwent radiologic aspiration and drainage of the lesion. Given the unusual intraosseous features on imaging, the patient [...]

Case Presentation: A 58-year-old man with history of heavy tobacco use, presented to the emergency department with intermittent watery nonbloody diarrhea for 4 days, associated with worsening confusion and decreased urine output. He denied recent traveling or sick contacts. On examination he was found to be febrile (102.6F), hypertensive, tachycardic (102bpm) and tachypneic (22rpm) and [...]

Case Presentation: A 69-year-old male with T2DM, OSA, and chronic back pain presented to the ED with nausea, vomiting, malaise, and confusion. He had been on metformin for diabetes, and 6 days prior to presentation, was switched to Victoza (Liraglutide) for better glucose control. He lived at home with his wife, who noticed that his [...]

Case Presentation: A 56 year-old man with schizoaffective and antisocial personality disorders was admitted from the county jail witha 4-day history of fever, hemoptysis, severe headaches, hematuria, diffuse myalgias,and bloody diarrhea. Officers reported the patient frequently flooded his cell and ingested toilet water. A CXR revealed L>R bibasilar infiltrates, and a diagnosis of Legionellapneumonia was [...]

Case Presentation: A healthy 61-year-old woman residing in New York City presented with fever, fatigue, and decreased urinary output for four days. She was ill-appearing, jaundiced and hypotensive. Laboratory results were notable for WBC of 5.2/µl, hemoglobin 9 g/dl, platelet count 46,000/mm3, BUN 43 mg/dl, creatinine 4.36 g/dl, total bilirubin 4.6 mg/dl, direct bilirubin 1.5 [...]

Case Presentation: A 69 year old woman presented to our hospital with 5 days of fever, diarrhea, abdominal pain & debilitating leg pain. Her only known medical problem was hyperlipidemia, for which she had recently increased her statin dose. 6 weeks prior to admission, she visited her hometown in Jiangxi, China. There, she drank tap [...]

Case Presentation: A 62-year-old male from a major urban city in Northeast US with history of hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus presented with fevers and thigh pain for three days. He had no recent travel history, sick contacts, or bug bites. Physical examination was notable for injected conjunctiva. Lab work revealed leukocytosis, thrombocytopenia, acute [...]