Case Presentation: Introduction: Tracheal tumors commonly arise as metastasis from neighboring thyroid, esophageal, laryngeal or lung tumors. Primary tracheal tumors are extremely rare with an incidence of 1 in 1,000,000 persons per year. Often presenting with non-specific symptoms, diagnosis is difficult. Case Report: A 59-year-old Caucasian male with a history of marijuana abuse, arterial thrombosis, [...]

Case Presentation: 75-year-old female with past medical history of obesity (BMI 31.7 kg/m2), paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypertension, hypothyroidism, was admitted to the hospital for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patient tolerated the procedure without complications, however, post operatively, she was difficult to extubate due to hypercapnia of pCO2 of 100 mmHg in arterial blood gas. She was [...]

Case Presentation: Chondrosarcoma is a tumor of malignant chondrocytes that commonly arises in the proximal femur, pelvis, and hip. We report this very unusual case of a patient presenting initially with chronic voice hoarseness, who was found to have a growing mass in the larynx with features of a chondrosarcoma.A 45-year-old male with a past [...]

Case Presentation: A 61 yo female with a medical history significant for chronic pancreatitis, hypertension, brain aneurysm, and cerebrovascular accident presented to the ED for shortness of breath. She was previously admitted to an outside hospital with shortness of breath secondary to ACE-I induced angioedema, during which period she was emergently intubated due to diffuse [...]

Case Presentation: An 81-year-old male with type 2 diabetes mellitus and emphysema visiting from Thailand presented to the Emergency Department for cough and shortness of breath over one week. Vitals included: 36.3C, 103/87 mmHg, 88 bpm. He was found to be hypoxic with an oxygen saturation of 69% on room air requiring non-invasive ventilation. Computed [...]