Background: The randomized controlled ANZ-STATInS trial demonstrated that de novo statin use did not alter interleukin-6 levels or Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score in of what before SEPSIS-3 was known as severe sepsis. Prospective observational studies indicate that prior statin use sepsis is associated with a decreased rate of severe sepsis. We aimed to [...]

Case Presentation: 74-year-old female with history of heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, CKD Stage 3, obstructive sleep apnea, and COPD (2L O2 baseline) presented with weakness and shortness of breath for the last few days. She also endorsed having weight gain, despite a decrease in appetite. Apart from this, she reported a recent tick bite. On [...]

Case Presentation: An 82-year-old female with history of dementia, hypertension, and diabetes, presented with nausea, 2 episodes of nonbilious vomiting, and generalized weakness for 1 day. She was hypotensive (73/52 mmHg) and hypoxic, requiring 4L nasal cannula oxygen to maintain saturations, but without any respiratory distress. Influenza and COVID testing was negative, but chest imaging [...]