Background: Given its ability to identify obscure bleeding at a rate of 0.1-0.5 mL/min, technetium-labeled red cell scans have long been considered the most sensitive radiographic test for gastrointestinal bleeding. They are routinely compared to computed tomography angiography, which detects bleeding at a minimum rate of 0.5 mL/min or greater. We conducted a clinical quality [...]

Case Presentation: A 72 year-old male patient with recent deceased donor renal transplant was on combined immune suppression with prednisone, tacrolimus and MMF. He Had multiple comorbidities but no previous history of IBD or autoimmune disease. He presented with normocytic anemia (hemoglobin 6.5 g/dL), weakness, anorexia and diarrhea. He was found to have ulcerated hemorrhoids [...]

Case Presentation: A 33-year-old female was initially admitted to the ICU for septic shock secondary to complicated Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. CT of the abdomen showed fluid in the left paracolic gutter. Aspiration and culture of the fluid was positive for Staph aureus and attributed to seeding from bacteremia. [...]

Case Presentation: A 73-year-old male with chronic kidney disease stage 4 from polycystic kidney disease, diabetes, and hypertension presented 2 days after having a peritoneal dialysis catheter placed complaining of dysphagia, dyspnea, abdominal pain, and worsening lower extremity edema. He was not known to have any prior heart or lung disease. His baseline creatinine was [...]