Case Presentation: A 78-year-old woman with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis presented with abdominal fullness. She had undergone tracheal tube intubation, mechanical ventilation and percutaneous gastrostomy 4 years previously because of difficulty in respiration and ingestion. Upon physical examination, her abdomen was distended with board-like rigidity and her legs were cyanotic. Her blood pressure was 96/71 mm [...]

Case Presentation: A 77 y/o male with a past medical history of metastatic renal cell carcinoma to lungs, hypertension, and chronic renal disease presented to the hospital for an elective CT-guided needle biopsy of a left upper lobe lung nodule. Post biopsy he developed an acute onset of right-sided weakness, difficulty speaking, and altered mental [...]

Case Presentation: An 83-year-old female with a past medical history of COPD, CAD s/p CABG 2022, hypertension, hyperlipidemia presented to the hospital for an elective revision right hip total arthroplasty. She is on no home oxygen for her COPD and is prescribed steroids and Trelegy Ellipta by her PCP. She does not see a pulmonologist. [...]

Case Presentation: Arterial air embolism is a serious condition that can lead to acute ischemic stroke. It is usually an iatrogenic process, during which air is introduced to the arterial system directly or through a pressure gradient. Although rare, air emboli can have drastic neurologic and cardiac complications and have been shown to be fatal [...]