Can J Emerg Med
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A 32-year-old male presents with diffuse myalgias, weakness, and dark urine for 1 day. The patient states he recently started a new exercise program. He is hemodynamically stable, and his physical examination reveals diffuse muscle tenderness. His creatine kinase (CK) returns at 8,000 international units per liter (IU/L), and his urinalysis reveals blood but only three red blood cells (RBCs) on microscopy.
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Case Reports
Just the Facts: Adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment for cancer.
A 64-year-old male with lung cancer presents to the emergency department with one week of cough and increasing shortness of breath. At triage, his temperature is 37.3° Celsius, heart rate 106 beats per minute, blood pressure 136/80, and oxygen saturation 87% on room air, which improves to 94% with 3 L of oxygen via nasal prongs. ⋯ His respiratory status worsens, with an increasing oxygen requirement. Additional history reveals that the patient recently finished treatment for lung cancer with an immune checkpoint inhibitor.