Case Presentation: A 84-year-old woman, with history of diverticulosis and colonic angiodysplasia treated with argon photocoagulation in the past, underwent esophagogastrodudenoscopy (EGD) and colonoscopy for lower gastrointestinal bleeding. She was found to have multiple angiodysplastic lesions in the gastric body, duodenum and proximal transverse colon which were successfully coagulated for hemostasis using argon plasma at […]

Research Topic: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is a clinical syndrome resulting from pulmonary capillaritis, bland pulmonary hemorrhage, or diffuse alveolar damage.1 DAH has been reported as a rare adverse event with amiodarone therapy, warfarin therapy, and as a potential complication with rivaroxaban therapy. 2, 3, 4 Case Presentation: We present the case of a seventy-six year […]

Case Presentation: A 56 year-old male with past medical history of chronic pancreatitis, alcoholic cirrhosis, cured hepatitis C, iron deficiency anemia and gastric arterio-venous malformations (AVM) status post cauterization presented for screening colonoscopy and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). EGD showed several nonbleeding gastric AVM status post Argon Plasma Coagulation. The colonoscopy was unremarkable without any reported difficulty […]

Case Presentation: A 7-year-old boy with moderate persistent asthma presented with increased lethargy, poor oral intake, and two days of emesis with hematemesis noted on day of admission. His pediatrician recently noted pallor and started him on iron therapy. However, blood work was not obtained. On arrival, the patient was lethargic, hard to arouse, and […]

Case Presentation: A 55 year-old man with a history of MSSA Bacteremia, Type II Diabetes, and Hypertension was admitted with pseudomonas bacteremia. Physical exam was notable for a cushingoid appearance. Laboratory studies were remarkable for hypernatremia, hyperkalemia and metabolic alkalosis. Serum morning cortisol was 162 mcg/dL and serum morning ACTH was 297 pg/mL (normal 7-63 […]