Case Study 1

Female. 59 years-old. Bilateral lung transplant. 59-year-old female initially admitted to the hospital for a bilateral lung transplant. Her medical history included complications from sarcoidosis and a recent hospitalization for hypercapnia.  The patient’s...

Case Study 2

Male. 62 years-old. Cardiac arrest. A 62-year-old male was admitted to a Level I Trauma Center reporting fevers for three days. On initial assessment he was noted to have tachypnea and tachycardia, as well as the following co-morbidities: Sepsis Hypertension Type...

Case Study 3

Female. 47 years-old. Acute hypoxia. Morbid obesity.  A 47-year-old, morbidly obese female with cellulitis to her left lower extremity was transferred to a Level 1 Trauma Center from an outside hospital. Prior to her emergent transfer the patient had...

Case Study 4

Male. 37 years-old. Septic shock. Acute respiratory failure. A 37-year-old male was admitted as a transfer from an outside hospital. His initial complaints included acute onset abdominal pain that rapidly progressed to vomiting and then hematemesis. He went into...

Case Study 5

Female. 18 years old. Encephalopathy. An 18-year-old female college student was admitted from an outside hospital. She was found in her dorm room incontinent of urine and febrile up to 104 degrees. She was sent to hospital for further evaluation of presumed autoimmune...