Case Presentation: A 50 year old female with history of type 1 diabetes mellitus, alcohol use disorder, and mood disorder was found down and unresponsive. She was intubated in the ED and admitted to the ICU for further management. Initial laboratory data was concerning for diabetic ketoacidosis, with a pH of 6.8, glucose 794 mg/dL, [...]

Case Presentation: A 21 year-old male with history of untreated Hepatitis C and intravenous drug use presented with acute right-sided weakness, fevers and altered mental status. Exam was significant for word-finding difficulty, asymmetric pupils, and 4/5 right-sided upper extremity and facial weakness. Labs were remarkable for leukocytosis. Brain MRI demonstrated expansile process involving the left [...]

Case Presentation: An 18-year-old female with type 1 diabetes presented with odynophagia and neck pain. She was previously admitted for a culture-negative peritonsillar abscess treated with surgical incision and drainage (I&D), amoxicillin-clavulanate, and hydrocortisone. Admission diagnosis was diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). CT neck demonstrated extension of fluid into the right retropharynx and surrounding the right internal [...]