Background: Literature on the prognostic value of laboratory tests on patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is sparse.1-4 Based on available evidence our institution developed a protocol for care of patients admitted with COVID-19. In addition to routine labs (complete blood count, complete metabolic panel, venous lactate, etc.), the protocol recommends a set of COVID-specific daily lab [...]

Background: COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease of 2019) is a global pandemic caused by the rapidly spreading SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2). The novel coronavirus has stressed the limits of healthcare systems globally, making early identification of risk factors essential to the functioning of our healthcare systems during this ongoing pandemic. Many risk factors are already [...]

Background: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to remain a global crisis with the emergence of new virulent variants, including the recent spikes in the cases of delta variant. While RT-PCR is the diagnostic test of choice, High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) chest has been utilized to assess disease severity. We aim to study the association between bilateral [...]

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)1. On February 29, 2020, the first United States reported its first death3. On March 8, St. Louis County and Missouri saw their first case4. Despite ample research coming out about COVID-19, its causes, and its [...]

Background: Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, millions have succumbed to the infection worldwide. The virus is most well-known for its devastating pulmonary and cardiovascular manifestations, but acute kidney injury (AKI) has been frequent as well (reported incidence ranging from 0.5% to 56.9%), and has been repeatedly observed to be associated [...]

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: 55 year old man with history of diabetes, hypertension and remote history of testicular cancer treated with chemotherapy and orchiectomy in 1993 and currently with no active malignancy presents with fever and malaise which began about a week ago. On admission, his laboratory results were notable for leukocytosis with a white blood cell [...]

Case Presentation: A 31-year-old male with a past medical history of dilated cardiomyopathy (ejection fraction 20%) presented with shortness of breath. Initial blood pressure was 83/53 mmHg. His breathing became agonal and therefore he was intubated. Physical examination demonstrated jugular venous distention and cold extremities. Chest radiography (Figure 1) revealed diffuse and complete opacification of [...]

Case Presentation: A 73-year-old man who had been under quarantine for a week prior to presumed COVID-19 presented to the emergency department (ED) with worsening malaise, fever, and loss of appetite. Two weeks prior, the patient presented to his primary care provider (PCP) with fevers, dry cough, exertional dyspnea, sweats, malaise, anorexia, anosmia, and dysgeusia. [...]

Case Presentation: 37 y/o M with a past medical history of SARS-CoV-2 infection one month prior presented after a syncopal episode and complained of inability to move his lower extremities. On exam he was hypotensive and had 0/5 motor strength in his bilateral lower extremities, decreased rectal tone, and absent patellar reflexes. Sensation to light [...]