Acute Kidney Injury
Acute Kidney Injury Patrick Marcus, MD Eric M. LaMotte, MD You are called by the ED to admit a 63-year-old man with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes…
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Perioperative Medicine
Perioperative Medicine Divya Gollapudi, MD A 70 year-old man with history of coronary artery disease with prior stent placement, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes mellitus is admitted with…
Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventricular Tachycardia Christopher P. Kovach, MD, MSc Mala M. Sanchez, MD You admit a 68-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia who presented with 15- to 30-second episodes of…
Clostridioides Difficile Infection
Clostridioides Difficile Infection Courtney Tuegel, MD Christopher Kim, MD, MBA You admit a 50-year-old man with no prior medical history, previously diagnosed left lower extremity cellulitis that has progressed despite…
End-Stage Liver Disease
End-Stage Liver Disease Elijah J. Mun, MD Tyler J. Albert, MD You are called by the ED to admit a 55-year-old man with history of cirrhosis secondary to chronic alcoholism…
Infective Endocarditis
Infective Endocarditis Mara Bann, MD You are called by the ED to evaluate a patient presenting with fever, tachycardia, and leukocytosis. The physician there has obtained a urinalysis and chest…
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation Yilin Zhang, MD Jonathan Hourmozdi, MD You are called by the ED to admit a 63-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (FEV1…
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation Michael Charles C. Tan, MD Kristen M. Rogers, MD, MPH You admit a 67-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and diabetes from the ED with several days…
Heart Failure Exacerbation
Heart Failure Exacerbation Megan U. Roosen-Runge, MD, MPH Shobha W. Stack, MD, PhD You admit a 62-year-old woman presenting with dyspnea, whose examination is notable for oxygen saturation of 88%…
