Case 4

A 29-year-old man with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency room with a high fever, chills, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, and diffuse myalgias in April 2020. He was found to be febrile to 107°F and tachycardic with a HR of 140. WBC count was 38. Covid testing was negative. Chest […]
Case 3

An 18-year-old patient with a PMH significant for childhood medulloblastoma requiring cerebellar resection, radiation, and chemotherapy all around age 5 and mild developmental delay presented to the emergency room with 2 weeks of dyspnea and 2 days of non-productive cough. Chest X-ray showed a large right-sided pleural effusion. She was tachycardic with a heart rate […]
Case 2

A 21-year-old, 37-week pregnant woman, G1P0, with a PMH significant for diet-controlled gestational diabetes presented to the hospital with regular uterine contractions. She was admitted to the ob/gyn service for delivery. She didn’t use cigarettes, alcohol, or illicit substances, and her only medications were pre-natal vitamins and folate. She had a normal CBC and glucose […]
Case 1

A 60-year-old woman with a PMH significant for hypertension, hypothyroidism, and frontotemporal dementia presented to the emergency department with one day of unsteady gait and left-sided facial droop. Also, she was having new bilateral hip pain and low-back pain for the past week. She endorsed having a self-resolving diarrheal illness 2 weeks ago, and she […]