Case Presentation: A 36-year-old male with a PMH of alcohol use disorder, recurrent pancreatitis, cholecystectomy, diabetes mellitus type 2, and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency room for severe epigastric abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting for 2 days in the setting of heavy alcohol use prior to admission. Vital signs on admission were notable for hypertension. [...]

Case Presentation: A 65-year-old woman with history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus presented to ER with 3-day worsening abdominal pain that she was experiencing for about 4 months. Pain was sharp, mainly in periumbilical region and lower abdomen, associated with several episodes of vomiting, non-bloody diarrhea for two days, weakness and myalgia. On examination, she [...]

Case Presentation: A 19-year-old male with past medical history of well-controlled juvenile myoclonic epilepsy was transferred from a community hospital for management of acute necrotizing pancreatitis. Upon arrival, he was severely hypovolemic and hypotensive, prompting aggressive intravenous fluid resuscitation and initiation of vasopressor therapy. He became obtunded, and was intubated for airway protection. Broad-spectrum antibiotics [...]