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A 77-year-old white female is seen with interstitial pneumonitis. Her hospital course here has been complicated by hypoxemia, renal insufficiency, and steroid-induced diabetes mellitus. The patient has been taking steroids as prescribed for quite some time for her rheumatoid arthritis. The patient reports having episodes of small-volume painless hematochezia at home secondary to hemorrhoids. Last evening and this morning, the patient experienced larger volume bright red blood per rectum. The patient reports having a colonoscopy about 3 years ago performed elsewhere revealing diverticulosis and hemorrhoids. She states she had sequential colonoscopies performed in the past. However, she is unclear on the findings. Need Assignment Help?