"A 55-year-old female with a history of type 2 diabetes was admitted for chest pain and was diagnosed with Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). An electrocardiogram (ECG) performed at the time of admission is shown below (Image 1...

"Bone cultures are extremely important in the diagnosis and management of bone infections. The value of bone biopsies lies in obtaining accurate microbiological data and susceptibility profiles. Ideally, these cultures ...

"Candida bloodstream infections affect many patients across the U.S. Their mortality rate is approximately 25% to 35% according to surveillance data1,2. Candidemia is associated with immune suppression, hematologic malignancy, ...

Brain metastasis in patients with primary esophageal carcinoma is rare and has a poor prognosis. Here we report a case with brain metastasis as the initial presentation for patient's esophageal cancer.

"A 65-year-old female, with past medical history of hypertension and chronic hypoxemic respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), was admitted after endoscopic resection of colonic polyps and ...

of distal arterial filling (Figures 2, 3). Transverse images demonstrated a wedge-shaped density consistent with a pulmonary infarct (Figure 4)."...

"The patient is a 75-year-old Caucasian male who was admitted in May for management of a penile ulceration and a generalized rash. He has a medical history of Type II Diabetes Mellitus, tobacco abuse, and Rheumatoid Arthritis ...

was performed – valves were not adequately visualized due to poor imaging windows but showed mild mitral and tricuspid regurgitation, aortic valve was calcified with moderate stenosis."...

"Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are at increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), a complication associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite this, pharmacologic prophylaxis (with ...

Non-ketotic hyperglycemia is a complication of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. Rarely, it can present like an acute neurological syndrome with unilateral choreiform and ballistic movements. Such a presentation usually ...

Acute onset of concomitant esotropia presenting with diplopia can be seen in the setting of heroin withdrawal. We report a case of acute esotropia in a young white male during heroin withdrawal. A sudden onset of eye ...

To investigate if a" Transition of Care" (ToC) Model at the time of hospital discharge helps in achieving a timely outpatient follow-up and reducing hospital readmission rates with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)....

in practice patterns among clinicians. Below is a brief summary of the most likely diseases to be encountered in hospital medicine practice....

"Each year, approximately 200,000 permanent pacemakers are implanted in the United States and 1,000,000 worldwide.1,2 Since the initial transvenous pacemaker implantation 6 decades ago, improvements in battery longevity, ...

Severe metabolic acidosis is common among critically ill patients, and topiramate is a rare cause that may fail recognition. We report a lady with acute encephalopathy who had severe non-anion gap metabolic acidosis that ...

are extremely prevalent among hospitalized patients. Recently, there has been ample research into the pathophysiology, management, and treatment of AH in the hospitalized patient; however, the mainstay of treatment has not changed even though many theoretical...

Pupillometers objectively measure constriction (i.e., parasympathetic pathwy) and dilation (i.e., sympathetic pathway) velocities of the pupillary reflex. These pathways may be affected by increases in ventricular size due ...

The treatment of acute ischemic stroke is dependent on timely recognition. After ensuring airway, respiratory and circulatory stability, NIHSS should be performed and urgent CT scan obtained. If no exclusions exist, ...