Case Presentation: A 61 year-old woman presented with unbearable weakness and muscle aches that progressed over the past two weeks. The patient was seen in clinic the day prior for these symptoms and overall lethargy to the point of inability to stand or walk. On examination, she had generalized weakness, dry skin, a flat affect, [...]

Case Presentation:  A 64 year old woman with a history of diabetes and hypertension presented to hospital with lethargy and disorientation to time, place and person. The vitals were: BP 232/127 mm Hg T 102.7°F PR 120 bpm RR 22. One week prior, she was diagnosed with a left otitis externa and received treatment with [...]

Case Presentation: 44 yr old black male presented to ED with weakness, generalized bone pain, and swollen jaw bilaterally. Subsequently found to have a calcium level of > 19 and shortly admitted thereafter. 2 weeks prior he had battled acute COVID-19 with relatively minimal symptoms. Once in the hospital started on therapy with aggressive fluid [...]

Case Presentation: A 55-year-old man with a history of asthma, chronic kidney disease and hypocalcemia presented with dyspnea and hypoxemia to the Emergency Room. The patient reported cough, purulent sputum production, and fever. His symptoms began 3 weeks prior and he was diagnosed with pneumonia by his outpatient pulmonologist. He completed a 10 day course [...]

Case Presentation: A 42-year-old Ethiopian woman presented to the emergency department complaining of an enlarging neck mass, dysphagia, anorexia, vomiting and constipation for the previous two weeks. She had no relevant past medical or family history. On admission, she became acutely altered requiring intubation for airway protection. She was normotensive and tachycardic, and a significant [...]

Case Presentation: A 48-year-old woman presented with a rapidly progressive brown tumor of the right anterior aspect of her hard palate. She had end stage renal disease for decades and secondary hyperparathyroidism for 16 years, which progressed to tertiary hyperparathyroidism within the past year. Two months prior to referral, she first noticed a lesion in [...]

Case Presentation: A previously healthy 7-month-old male infant was admitted after having a new onset 10-minute seizure. He was exclusively breastfed until 2 weeks prior to admission. His mother reported decreased oral intake since switching to formula and introducing solid foods. The infant had not been taking any vitamins.Physical exam: The patient was afebrile, alert, [...]

Case Presentation: A 31-year-old man with chronic kidney disease following failed renal transplant on hemodialysis (HD) for 3 years via arteriovenous fistula and tertiary hyperparathyroidism presented for admission following a 3.5-gland parathyroidectomy. Intraoperative PTH levels dropped from 2280 to 503 pg/mL. Postoperatively, he presented with hypocalcemia (total calcium 5.9 mg/dL; corrected calcium 6.3 mg/dL) and [...]

Case Presentation: The patient is a 32-year-old female who presented with a five week history of chest pain that radiated to the left shoulder and back with associated chest wall bruising that resolved prior to presentation. Pain was 7/10 in intensity, worsened with deep inspiration, positional, and associated with mild dyspnea. Medical history includes rheumatoid [...]

Case Presentation: 46 year old male with HTN presented to our facility with frequency, difficulty urinating and dribbling. Imaging revealed urinary retention, multiple 1mm non-obstructing renal calculi, lytic lesions in the axial skeleton, and numerous cysts within the kidneys, compatible with long standing kidney disease. Despite relief of obstruction via bladder catheterization, minimal renal improvement [...]