Case Presentation: A 64-year-old man with a past medical history of coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension presented to the Emergency Department with severe, sharp, crampy abdominal pain. The pain was associated with nausea and vomiting and had progressively worsened over the last 7 days. He denied any chest pain or shortness [...]

Case Presentation: A 55 year old male with a known history of sarcoidosis, hypertension, and penicillin allergy (anaphylaxis) presented with complaints of right swollen testicle associated with pain and dysuria for 2 weeks. Few days prior to the admission, the patient went to an urgent care facility and was treated with Ceftriaxone and Azithromycin. The [...]

Case Presentation: An 84 yo female with a past medical history of HTN, HLD, GERD and reactive airway disease presented with acute shortness of breath and wheezing. Patient appeared anxious, with cyanotic lips and labored breathing. O2 sat on RA was 78%. Associated symptoms included vomiting, diarrhea and an urticarial rash. Patient was successfully treated for [...]

Case Presentation: AB is a 48-year-old patient with a medical history significant for undifferentiated inflammatory polyarthritis and anaphylaxis to numerous food and medications. Ten minutes after sampling a new cracker flavor, AB noted dysphonia, dysphagia, and difficulty handling her secretions. She self-administered epinephrine 0.3mg intramuscularly (IM). Fifteen minutes later, her symptoms continued to progress, so [...]