Case Presentation: A 44-year-old African-American male with past medical history of hypertension, asthma and obesity, presented to the emergency room with acute onset, constant, severe lower abdominal pain of two days duration which was throbbing and aching in quality without any radiation. He also endorsed nausea & loose stools. Of note, his hypertension was newly […]

Case Presentation: This is a case of a 69 year old female diagnosed with stage IV colon adenocarcinoma; initially treated with chemotherapy and right hemicolectomy with diverting ileostomy. Her chemotherapy regimen was changed to irinotecan and capecitabine, given twenty days prior to admission. Ten days after, the patient developed an inability to tolerate oral intake, […]