This case involves an elderly female patient who was exposed to Legionnaire’s disease from a contaminated air-conditioning unit in her Atlanta apartment. The patient developed pneumonia secondary to the Legionnaire’s and eventually passed away. An expert engineer with experience inspecting…
After becoming employed as a hospital greeter, a woman with a fraught medical history developed Legionella and severe kidney complications. Prior to her employment, she was diagnosed with a medical history of Diabetes Mellitus, hypertension, polysubstance abuse, Stage IV chronic…
This case involves a male patient with a long history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as several other respiratory issues. On one occasion, the patient had a severe episode of COPD that required him to be admitted to the hospital.…
This case takes place in Michigan and involves a male child who was born with a laryngeal cleft that had been repaired when he was a toddler. As a result of the defect and subsequent repair, the patient had endured multiple bouts…
This case takes place in Iowa and involves a male patient with an extensive medical history of multiple chronic conditions. The patient went to a nephrology appointment, while just prior to the appointment, he had dry heaves and was suctioned for…
This case involves a forty year-old female patient with no significant past medical history. The patient presented to the emergency department complaining of a three day history of fever, flu-like symptoms, chills, muscle aches, headache, joint pain, dizziness, dark urine…
This case involves a sixty-eight-year-old male with diabetes mellitus who developed extensive foot ulcers resulting in two toe amputations. The man was first seen by his endocrinologist for management of his diabetes. At first, the patient’s condition was well-controlled with…
This case involves a ninety-two-year-old male resident of a nursing home facility who presented to the emergency room with altered mental status and confusion. The patient had recently been hospitalized for Legionella pneumonia, chronic kidney disease, and congestive heart failure.…
This case involves a patient who died nine months after taking 750mg of Levaquin for five days. The drug was prescribed for a suspected urinary tract infection, urolithiasis, and bronchopneumonia by an advanced nurse practitioner at an urgent care clinic.…
