Daily Archives: June 25, 2015

Question: A 77-year-old woman with gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, and recurrent aspiration pneumonias presented as a referral for evaluation and management of persistent dysphagia. She reported having dysphagia to liquids more than soli… Continue reading →

Question: A 46-year-old woman with a background of primary hyperparathyroidism was referred by her endocrinologist for colonoscopy for a 5-month history of diarrhea and right-sided abdominal pain. She reported sudden onset of abdominal pain with watery… Continue reading →

Question: A 36-year-old man with a history of seizure disorder, mental retardation, and recurrent aspiration requiring percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy tube for feedings, presented to the emergency room with bright red blood per rectum. He was… Continue reading →

Question: A 26-year-old woman was admitted with a 3-week history of progressive abdominal distension, nausea, vomiting, and tarry stool. She denied any significant past medical history or family history. Physical examination revealed mild epigastric te… Continue reading →

Question: An 87-year-old woman with history of dementia, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease presented with abdominal pain. CT demonstrated abnormal location of a portion of the pancreas (Figure A–D, arrowheads) and… Continue reading →