Background: Lost or improperly labeled specimens may be medically detrimental to patients and have legal implications for the medical professionals and healthcare facility involved. Endoscopy is an especially high-risk location for specimen errors given the large number of biopsies obtained and the high volume of patients served daily by the same team. A 61-year-old male […]

Case Presentation: A 63 year old male with no past medical history was admitted with five months of bilateral upper and lower extremity weakness as well as a pruritic, erythematous rash on his face, arms, and back. This was followed by progressive dysphagia. Initial workup, including a pectoralis muscle biopsy showing necrotizing myopathy, and MRI […]

Case Presentation: A 73-year-old man with hypertension, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart failure, end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, and hypothyroidism presented with 3 weeks of nausea, vomiting, and inability to tolerate food. He had no fevers, abdominal pain, or diarrhea; symptoms did not improve with dialysis. Vitals were normal, abdominal exam was unremarkable, […]

Case Presentation: This patient is a 34 year old female presenting to the ED complaining of progressive weakness,SOB, bloody vomitus, and tarry stool. She had PMH significant for established diagnosis of Bean Syndrome. On presentation she was normotensive, 113/72mmHg but tachycardic 102. Labs revealed acute microcytic anemia H/H 6.7/23.6 MVC 70.9 prior to transfusion. She […]