Abdominal pain-nausea and vomiting

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Michael Brooks is a 38-year-old male who presented to the hospital with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. He has a colostomy in the LLQ 3 months ago for cancer after colon resection. He was started on chemotherapy 6-weeks later. The oncologist is concerned that he has metastasis and would like to follow up with a colonoscopy today and complete a PET scan tomorrow. He was prepped last night for the colonoscopy. His right subclavian port is accessed and gives excellent blood return. He has 0.9% normal saline infusing at 50.

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