Case Presentation: A 65-year-old male with a past medical history of hypersensitivity pneumonitis/bronchiolitis, coronary artery disease, hypertension and hyperlipidemia was admitted for uncontrolled pain. Myalgias and fatigue were present for a month following a tick bite and shingles. He was treated with doxycycline 100mg twice a day for 14 days and valacyclovir 1g three times [...]

Case Presentation: A 25 year-old woman with severe persistent asthma, chronic self-resolving episodes of hemoptysis, history of miscarriage, and iron deficiency anemia secondary to heavy menses presented with sub-acute worsening shortness of breath and hemoptysis despite adherence to home inhalers. Patient had multiple prior hospitalizations requiring intubation for asthma exacerbations, complicated by hemoptysis. Upon presentation, [...]

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 [...]