Case Presentation: A 55-year-old obese female presented with daily high fevers, chills, night sweats, malaise, decreased appetite, and nausea for two weeks. Her past medical history is significant for laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) surgery eight (8) years prior. On presentation, she was febrile, tachycardic with pallor and hypotensive. Cardiopulmonary and abdominal examination was normal, [...]

Case Presentation: An 88 year old man with a history of severe aortic stenosis with transcatheter aortic valve replacement and unprovoked pulmonary embolism (on lifetime warfarin) presented with four days of lethargy and weakness. He denied any fevers, chills, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or urinary symptoms. He was compliant with scheduled dental cleanings and took prophylactic [...]

Case Presentation: A 79 year old male presented after having recurrent falls. He was extremely weak, and reported that he had lost about 20 lbs in the past month. The patient’s family reported a significant decrease in his appetite. Past medical history included COPD, CAD status post CABG, and CVA. In the Emergency Room the [...]