Case Presentation: A 49 year-old woman with type 2 diabetes presented with emesis and inability to tolerate oral intake. Her symptoms had developed three days earlier, following an elective abdominoplasty and incarcerated hernia repair. Her anti-hyperglycemic regimen included sitagliptin, glimepiride, and dapagliflozin. She had stopped those medications on the day of surgery and restarted them [...]

Case Presentation: A 61 year old female with Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) on inhaled steroids underwent left lower lobectomy for Stage 1 Lung Adenocarcinoma in August 2017. While recovering, her house was flooded by Hurricane Harvey, in Houston, Texas. She was directly exposed to flood waters and subsequently lived with mold in her home. [...]

Case Presentation: A 73yo Caucasian female with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type II diabetes mellitus, and osteoarthritis, presented a few hours after sudden onset, sharp LUQ abdominal pain associated with multiple episodes of nausea and vomiting. Patient denied any previous event like presentation. Further workup revealed no history of pancreatitis, trauma, or alcohol abuse. Medications [...]