Case Presentation: Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a hematoma that happens without an insult. Although a rare entity, it can result in spinal cord compression. Etiologies include anticoagulant therapies, coagulopathies, blood dyscrasias, pregnancy, and vascular malformations (1). We present a case of SSEH in the setting of heparin and clopidogrel use during a vascular [...]

Case Presentation: A 57 year-old male with history of alcoholic cirrhosis, hypertension, and stage IV chronic kidney disease (CKD) presented to the hospital with bilateral lower extremity edema and shortness of breath. He was diagnosed with worsening CKD meeting criteria for hemodialysis, acute decompensated cirrhosis, severe sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis complicated by pansensitive [...]

Case Presentation: 74 year old female with past medical history of end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, hypothyroidism and atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation therapy with Apixaban presented to emergency department (ED) after an episode of near-syncope following her dialysis session. In the ED she was hypotensive and tachycardic. Electrocardiogram findings showed Atrial fibrillation(AF) with rapid [...]

Case Presentation: A 54-year-old male with no past medical history presented with chief complaint of generalized weakness, fatigue, headache, loss of appetite and intermittent fever and chills for 5 days. On arrival to the ED, his vitals were notable for temperature was 102.3F.. Labs notable for a hemoglobin 12.5 g/dL, platelets 55×109/L, sodium 128 mmol/L, [...]

Case Presentation: A 59-year-old man with a history of a chronic provoked bilateral pulmonary embolism with left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT), Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction and hypercholesterolemia presented to the emergency department with acute, severe, constant left calf pain and swelling, exacerbated by standing. He stated that “I think I have another blood clot [...]

Case Presentation: An 83 year-old female with history of hypertension presented to the emergency department with altered mental status for the past 2 days. Family reported patient to have a low impact fall, 2 weeks prior. In route, patient was noted to be febrile at 101.7˚F. Upon arrival, vitals were stable. Patient was found to [...]

Case Presentation: A 29-year-old woman with a history of two first trimester losses, spontaneous hematoma and deep vein thrombosis was hospitalized for the management of acute anemia. Six weeks prior, she was hospitalized for a spontaneous right calf hematoma. Four weeks later, she was diagnosed with an unprovoked acute right popliteal vein thrombus and was [...]

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 49-year-old woman who presented with two days of right-sided abdominal pain radiating to the right groin and right flank. She had been seeing a chiropractor for cervical neck pain poorly controlled on daily acetaminophen, with improvement in her pain following these chiropractic sessions. At her most recent [...]

Case Presentation: 62-year-old male presenting to the hospital for left sided abdominal pain. His past medical history is significant for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring six liters of oxygen via nasal cannula daily, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. He states that he had a cough attack and then proceeded to have sudden onset of severe left [...]

Case Presentation: A 65-year-old woman with antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS), and history of multiple lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and miscarriages, on warfarin presented with syncope, fall, and head-strike. She was found to have an acute subdural hematoma (SDH) in the interhemispheric fissure and a non-occlusive DVT in the left femoral vein. Initial labs showed [...]