Case Presentation: A 78 year old woman with a PMH of asthma, sinusitis, CAD with stents and recent influenza presents with chest pain. Her EKG was without ST changes and troponin was 0.08 ng/mL. Other labs were significant for WBC of 10,900 cells/uL, and absolute eosinophil count 2800 cells/uL. She was diagnosed with NSTEMI and […]

Case Presentation: 68-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with dark liquid stool, nausea, and dry heaves for 4 days. She denied eating anything unusual, sick contacts, or recent tick exposure. Medical history was only significant for osteoporosis and mild compensated hypothyroidism. Review of systems revealed no headaches, rashes, dysuria, cough, or shortness of breath. […]

Case Presentation: 49-year-old female with a history of hypothyroidism, hypertension, depression, and insomnia was admitted for the evaluation of recurrent pneumonia. Her home medications include antihypertensives, levothyroxine, citalopram and trazodone. She reported that she had been falling ill for the past few years. She was treated for recurrent pneumonia with various antibiotics, short courses of […]

Case Presentation: This is the case of a 55-year-old female with history of asthma who presented with chief complaint of abdominal pain. The patient endorsed an 8-month history of intermittent stomach discomfort that acutely worsened to severe RUQ pain, nausea, and diarrhea. Social history was notable for recent travel to China and herbal supplement use. Patient’s outpatient […]