We present the case of a 25-year-old Afro-Caribbean man with a longstanding history of ulcerative colitis and primary sclerosing cholangitis. The patient presented to clinic and reported pleuritic-type chest pain. A routine chest radiograph requested from the clinic revealed an incidental right middle zone opacity in the right lung.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlcoholic ketoacidosis is a poorly diagnosed medical emergency usually identified in chronic alcohol misusers following an abrupt cessation or reduction of alcohol consumption. A high index of suspicion should be maintained by acute physicians as response to treatment is rapid with complete resolution of metabolic derangements. Complications are usually the result of not instituting the correct treatment or not addressing associated conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF