Background: Approximately one-third of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) develop hyperglycemia regardless of pre-existing history of diabetes [1]. Hyperglycemia is associated with increased risk of hemorrhagic transformation and can be considered as a predictor of poor functional outcome after intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and mechanical thrombectomy (MT) [2]. Additionally, risk of death, hemorrhagic complications, and [...]

Case Presentation: A 68 year-old female with history of abdominal hysterectomy complicated by post-operative lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and prophylactic inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placed prior to past knee replacement surgery now presenting to the hospital with severe right lower extremity pain and swelling impairing her ability to ambulate. On physical exam, [...]

Case Presentation: A 22 year-old African American male college student presented with acute abdominal pain radiating to the right flank with associated fever, dark urine, and nonbilious nonbloody vomiting. There was no dysuria or change in bowel habits. Medical history was notable for nephrotic syndrome due to biopsy-proven minimal change disease diagnosed at age 17, [...]

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most common vascular disease in the US, frequently underdiagnosed and potentially fatal condition where embolic material blocks one or more pulmonary arteries impairing blood flow. In this study, we aim to describe the prevalence, outcomes, and predictors of mortality of mechanical (MT) and surgical thrombectomy (ST). Methods: This [...]

Case Presentation: A 32 year old South Asian man with a history of hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department (ED) for severe, crushing, mid-sternal chest pain associated with nausea and diaphoresis that awoke him from sleep. In the ED, he was found to have a troponin elevation to 1.159 ng/ml (normal < 0.055 ng/ml) and [...]