Background: Code status discussions often link do-not-intubate (DNI) orders with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders, although cardiac arrest accounts for less than 2% of endotracheal intubations. Furthermore, in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is associated with worse outcomes than intubation. DNR orders are more commonly implemented for older patients with more comorbid conditions regardless of the reason for hospitalization, [...]

Case Presentation: A 36 year-old African-American female with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) was admitted to a community hospital with hypercalcemia and acute kidney injury (AKI). She recently was diagnosed with HIV/AIDs with diffuse lymphadenopathy. An abdominal lymph node biopsy showed Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). She was started on highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) [...]

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old male with history of bilateral degenerative hip joint disease presented for worsening serosanguinous drainage from his wounds one week after bilateral hip replacement. He further developed diaphoresis and chills and received cephalexin at an outside hospital from where he was later discharged. He did not have improvement from antibiotics and his [...]

Case Presentation: Twenty three year old female presented with complaints of severe headache and dizziness since past 2 weeks. Her past medical history was significant for SLE, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and lupus pericarditis. CT head showed possible left cerebellar stroke of indeterminate age and hence was admitted for the stroke workup. Few [...]

Case Presentation: We present a 25-year-old female with past medical history of right fibular hemimelia who presented with acute on chronic leg pain. She had a history of multiple prior limb lengthening surgeries complicated by Staphylococcus aureus infection with hardware removal. Patient endorsed weeks of worsening leg pain and cramping. Had been seen by orthopedic [...]