Case Presentation: A 50-year-old African American female with a history of mixed connective tissue disorder with positive ANA titer, speckled pattern 1:1280, and spindle apparatus pattern 1:640, presented with worsening dyspnea, numbness, and weakness of both lower extremities. Two days prior she received the first dose of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine and later developed nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and anorexia.   In the emergency department, patient was found to have an elevated blood pressure of [...]

Case Presentation: A 44-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department after having a witnessed seizure. There were no precipitating events and previous blood tests were normal. His blood pressure (BP) on arrival was 255/154 mmHg. Labs showed a creatinine (Cr) of 2.2 mg/dL, hemoglobin 9 g/dl, platelet 553 k/uL, low-normal haptoglobin of 31 mg/dL, and [...]

Case Presentation: A 37-year-old female with Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) presented with new-onset elevated blood pressure. She was on medium to high dose Corticosteroids (CS) a month prior to admission. Her significant vitals on admission included a heart rate of 103 and blood pressure of 193/97. Labs showed hemoglobin 9.6, sodium 130, BUN 63, creatinine (Cr) [...]