Case Presentation: A 75-year-old female with a medical history of type II diabetes mellitus, asthma, and arthritis presented with approximately three months of recurrent pneumonia. On admission, she complained of progressive generalized weakness with associated shoulder pain, shortness of breath, cough with foul-smelling sputum, and new, bilateral wrist swelling. Vital signs were significant for tachypnea [...]

Case Presentation: A 50 year old obese female with a past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis, bilateral DVT and PE 4 years ago on apixaban, hypothyroidism, fibromyalgia, and chronic migraines presented to the emergency department with daily fevers, shortness of breath, and anxiety for one week. She reported persistent chest heaviness and productive cough of [...]