Background: Introduction: Colorectal cancer is the 4th most common cancer in the United States. It is the second most common cause of death in the united states. Despite universal advocacy for screening colonoscopies and early diagnosis, disparities in screening and diagnosis of colorectal cancer exist which affects outcomes. In this analysis, we determine racial disparities [...]

Case Presentation: The patient is a 52-year-old male with a history of HIV (on antiretroviral therapy), ulcerative colitis, untreated hepatitis C who presented to the hospital after several weeks of difficulty passing stools, tenesmus, and rectal pain. This was originally attributed to hemorrhoids several weeks prior to presentation, but after symptoms progressed, the patient presented [...]

Case Presentation: A 54-year-old female presented with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea for three weeks associated with fever, chills, nausea and multiple bouts of vomiting. On exam, she was hemodynamically stable and had left lower quadrant abdominal tenderness. Laboratory studies were significant for a left shift with a normal white blood cell count. Her chest [...]