: Patient is a 36-year-old female. She went to the hospital after an extended period of severe weakness and fatigue. She was found to be in a severe hypothyroid state from autoimmune disease and was admitted for treatment. She stabilized but continues to be weak. She was transferred to a subacute unit for rehab and […]

A 7 yr old female complains of recent fever and ear pain with fullness of her left ear which has steadily gotten worse the past 3 days. Last night she took a dose of Tylenol before bed but was still unable to sleep due to pain. She has a hx of allergic rhinitis and is […]

A 56-year-old man experienced fever, chills, headache, sore throat, and malaise. Symptoms progressed to difficulty in breathing, night sweats, nausea, and vomiting. He went to the hospital after 3 days. At admission, he was afebrile, and his heart rate was 100 beats per minute. Physical examination found decreased breath sounds and rhonchi. His complete blood […]

HPI: AJ is a 35 year old Caucasian female who presents to the emergency 39 room with a chief complaint of “profuse diarrhea” for the last 24 hours. She states that her symptoms began after she ate some left-over pizza from her recent birthday party. She denies any alcohol consumption or recreational drug use. She […]

Monika Samper, a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center (Providence) had a condition that limited her sleep and caused her chronic pain. She never worked full-time but still had more unplanned absences than Providence allowed for full-time employees. Providence allowed Samper to call in when having a bad day […]