Editorial Material
Critical Care Medicine
Biplab K. Saha, Alyssa Bonnier, Woon H. Chong, Hau Chieng, Ammoura Ibrahim
Summary: A 75-year-old woman with a history of asthma and pulmonary nodules presented with symptoms of cough, wheezing, and severe exertional shortness of breath. Despite receiving multiple courses of systemic corticosteroids and inhalers without improvement, she discontinued all respiratory medications due to perceived lack of benefit.
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Critical Care Medicine
Natalia Moguillansky, Ali Ataya
Summary: A 44-year-old woman with a history of renal cell carcinoma and thyroid cancer presented with symptoms of cystic lung disease. Family history was positive for breast cancer. Further evaluation revealed mild shortness of breath and occasional cough.
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Critical Care Medicine
Garifallia Perlepe, Eleni Karetsi, Rodoula Papamichali, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Athanasios Chevas, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis
Summary: A 72-year-old female non-smoker presented with a 2-month history of nonproductive cough without any other respiratory symptoms. She had a previous history of successfully treated papillary thyroid cancer.
Review
Infectious Diseases
Jingjie Huang, Qiliang Xu, Fuyifei Liu, Hao Xiong, Junxing Yang
Summary: This study reports a rare case of septic monoarthritis of the shoulder caused by Enterobacter cloacae in an immunocompetent patient. The patient was initially misdiagnosed and received late treatment with levofloxacin and surgical debridement, which resulted in successful recovery.
BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Rebecca K. Leaf, Ranjodh S. Dhami, Nancy S. Chun, Robert Ta
Summary: An 80-year-old woman was admitted with pancytopenia, presenting with a variety of symptoms. CT scan revealed pelvic masses, while blood smear examination showed abnormal red blood cells and low platelet count.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Critical Care Medicine
Majd Khasawneh, Marino E. Leon, Daniel Urbine
Summary: A 65-year-old woman presented with a 7-month history of persistent, frequent cough, which significantly affected her daily activities. Initial treatments including bronchodilators, corticosteroids, and antibiotics were ineffective. The patient had a history of rheumatoid arthritis and had been receiving methotrexate treatment.
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Critical Care Medicine
Martin A. C. Manoukian, Rebecca L. Corbett, Bryn E. Mumma, Morgan A. Darrow, Richart W. Harper
Summary: The 70-year-old female patient presented with worsening dyspnea and a complex medical history including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD, hypothyroidism, diastolic heart failure, and a significant smoking history. She was transferred to the ED for severe hypoxemia and intubated. Her case highlights the importance of comprehensive management for patients with multiple comorbidities.
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Clinical Neurology
Alexandra Stuetzer, Christoph Strasilla, Franz C. Robiller, Albrecht Kunze
Summary: This article describes the case of a 76-year-old female patient presenting with asymmetric chorea. Imaging studies showed slight cerebral small vessel disease and increased striatal metabolism. Laboratory tests revealed an elevated anti-streptolysin O titer. Treatment with antibiotics and immunomodulatory therapy led to significant improvement of symptoms.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Hai-Long Dai, Wei-Hua Zhang, Xue-Feng Guang
Summary: This case report discusses a female patient with heart failure and low-voltage electrocardiogram, who presented with periorbital ecchymosis and apical sparing.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Michael J. Econs, Daryl J. Selen, Rene Balza, Omar Zurkiya, Henry M. Kronenberg, Yin P. Hung
Summary: A 29-year-old woman presented with recurrent fractures and hypophosphatemia, and the cause is yet to be determined.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Francesco Pata, Giovanni Stamati, Bruno Nardo
Summary: A 70-year-old woman with multiple comorbidities including hypertension, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, and gallstones presented with 3 days of symptoms including nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Imaging showed a thickened gallbladder wall with intraluminal air adherent to the duodenum and a gallstone in the middle ileum with proximal bowel distension. The diagnosis is... and the next step would be...
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Nobuyasu Wakazono, Arei Mizushima, Yukiko Maeda, Natsuko Taniguchi, Katsura Nagai, Atsuo Hattori, Toshiyuki Harada
Summary: A 60-year-old female care worker with no known comorbidities presented to the pulmonary clinic for assessment of a left hilar tumor detected on chest radiography. She was asymptomatic but desired a confirmative diagnosis.
Editorial Material
Critical Care Medicine
Ken M. Stern, Savita Ries, Antonio Beltran, Fady A. Youssef
Summary: A 51-year-old female with a history of diabetes mellitus and anemia presented with dry cough, shortness of breath, and substernal chest tightness. She underwent blood transfusion but the cause of anemia remained unknown. She reported no fever, night sweats, joint pain, and experienced unexplained weight loss.
Editorial Material
Critical Care Medicine
Daniel S. Coomes, Rachel L. Logan, Craig A. Backous, Oluwadamilola A. Adeyemi
Summary: A 51-year-old woman with a history of poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, and tobacco abuse was admitted to the hospital with symptoms such as persistent nausea, vomiting, and abdominal discomfort. She denied fevers, chills, and shortness of breath, as well as any recent sick contacts or travel history outside of Chicago.
Editorial Material
Critical Care Medicine
Elie Homsy, Shaun Smith
Summary: A 26-year-old woman presented with a 5-month history of dry cough, dyspnea, presyncope, chest pressure, and exertional nausea. Her family history included thromboembolic disease related to malignancy and autoimmune disease. Physical examination revealed no significant abnormalities.
