Lung Perfusion Scintigraphy Reveals a Duplicated Superior Vena Cava With a Right-to-Left Shunt: A Rare Vascular Variant.

Lung perfusion scintigraphy is a common nuclear medicine exam performed for the evaluation of pulmonary emboli, often in the emergency setting. There can be confusion when a radiotracer is located outside of the normal physiologic distribution. This can occur due to improper radionuclide tagging or may be due to anatomic variations.

A Case of Lu-DOTATATE Therapy Without the Use of Antiemetics.

Recommended Lu-DOTATATE treatment regimens involve prophylaxis with antiemetics to counteract the emetogenic properties of the nephroprotective amino acid solution infusion. We describe a 58-y-old woman treated with Lu-DOTATATE for metastatic small-bowel carcinoid, who was allergic to many classes of antiemetics. Therefore, she was treated with Lu-DOTATATE without antiemetic prophylaxis.

A Primary Parotid Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in a Patient With Sjogren Syndrome.

The salivary gland tumors are rare entities and the majority of these are benign. However, there are some entities such as prior neck radiation, certain infections, and systemic diseases which should raise the clinical suspicion for a malignant lesion. Patients with Sjogren syndrome are at increased risk for a salivary gland neoplasm, specifically non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Satisfaction with Healthcare Received at an Interprofessional Student-run Free Clinic: Invested in Training the Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals.

Most medical schools in the United States have an associated student-run free clinic (SRFC) providing medical care to the underserved population around the campus. SRFCs provide students with opportunities to practice history-taking and diagnosis skills. There have been a few studies that have evaluated patient satisfaction within SRFCs; however, these studies report limited aspects of care within these clinics.

Raoultella Planticola: Bacteremia and Sepsis in a Patient with Cirrhosis.

This case report describes a 66-year-old male who presented to the emergency department with sepsis and jaundice. He reported that he had been eating seafood at local restaurants for the past two weeks. The medications that he was taking at the time of admission included esomeprazole (proton pump inhibitor (PPI)), which may have contributed to his infection with Raoultella planticola.

Colorectal Cancer Presenting with Constipation During Pregnancy.

Colorectal cancer is a rare occurrence during pregnancy and can present with symptoms that are common during pregnancy such as constipation.This can make the diagnosis of colorectal cancer during pregnancy difficult. Management of colorectal cancer during pregnancy is similar to the treatment of non-pregnant patients, but with fetal safety in mind.

A Review of Colorectal Cancer Detection Modalities, Stool DNA, and Fecal Immunochemistry Testing in Adults Over the Age of 50.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Recently, more focus has been placed on developing effective screening tools to detect the presence of both precancerous and cancerous lesions present in the colon and rectum. Colonoscopy has been well established as the gold standard of the colon and rectal cancer screening.