Case Presentation: A 74-year-old Caucasian male presented to our emergency department with unintentional movements of right arm and right leg for 1 day. He was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus 20 years ago and is not compliant with his insulin regimen. His medical history is also significant for diabetic neuropathy, hypertension and depression. Physical [...]

Case Presentation: A 40-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus type 2 and severe malnutrition presented to our institution with symptoms of altered mental status and dysuria. Initial evaluation was most notable for a capillary blood glucose of 1113 mg/dL and initial sodium of 125 mEq/L (which corrected for glucose level was within the normal range of [...]

Case Presentation: A 42-year-old male with past medical history of morbid obesity and methamphetamine abuse presented to the ED with a chief complaint of the right hand and arm weakness, tremors, numbness, and tingling. Three days prior to the admission, the patient reported awakening nausea and vomiting. The following day, the patient stated his right [...]

Case Presentation: A 79 year-old female with a history of congestive heart failure (CHF) and poorly controlled type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM) presented from sub-acute rehab (SAR) with shortness of breath and bilateral lower extremity edema. In the ED, her vitals were stable except for mild hypoxia requiring 2L of oxygen. Labs revealed elevated B-type [...]