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%…
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Acute Coronary Syndrome Zahir Kanjee, MD, MPH Joshua M. Liao, MD, MSc The ED pages you regarding two chest pain admissions for possible acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The ED physician…
